Thesaurus: dispatch

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1. v. t. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
2. v. t. To rid; to free.
3. v. t. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.
4. v. t. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste.
5. v. t. To send out of the world; to put to death.
6. v. i. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.
7. v. t. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.
8. v. t. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.
9. v. t. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.
10. v. t. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches.
11. v. t. A message transmitted by telegraph.
12. n. an official report (usually sent in haste)