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English noun: despatch | |||
| 1. | despatch (communication) an official report (usually sent in haste) | ||
| Synonyms | communique, dispatch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | account, news report, report, story, write up | ||
| Part holonym | dateline | ||
| 2. | despatch (attribute) the property of being prompt and efficient | ||
| Samples | It was done with dispatch. | ||
| Synonyms | dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness | ||
| 3. | despatch (act) killing a person or animal | ||
| Synonyms | dispatch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill, killing, putting to death | ||
| 4. | despatch (act) the act of sending off something | ||
| Synonyms | dispatch, shipment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | departure, going, going away, leaving | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reshipment | ||
English verb: despatch | |||
| 1. | despatch (motion) send away towards a designated goal | ||
| Synonyms | dispatch, send off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | send, ship, transport | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bundle off, route | ||
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