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Dispatch

Dispatch (dispatch)
v. t.(?; 224)
Dis*patch"
[imp. *** p. p. Dispatched (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Dispatching.] [OF. despeechier, F. dé]pêcher; prob. from pref. des- (L. dis-) + (assumed) LL. p
  1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

    Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we
    The business we have talked of.     Shak.

    [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work. Robynson (More's Utopia).

  2. To rid; to free.
    [Obs.]

    I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge. Udall.

  3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.

    Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the country . . . they perish among the lumber of garrets. Walpole.

  4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste.

    Even with the speediest expedition
    I will dispatch him to the emperor's cou(?)(?).     Shak.

  5. To send out of the world; to put to death.

    The company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords. Ezek. xxiii. 47.

    Syn. -- To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform; conclude; finish; slay; kill.

Dispatch

Dispatch (dispatch)
v. i.
Dis*patch"
  1. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.

    They have dispatched with Pompey. Shak.

Dispatch

Dispatch (dispatch)
n.
Dis*patch"
  1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.
  2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.

    To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved comforts. Milton.

  3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.

    Serious business, craving quick dispatch. Shak.

    To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch through a sufficient space. Paley.

  4. 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.
  5. A message transmitted by telegraph.
    [Modern]

    Dispatch boat, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an advice boat. -- Dispatch box, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for papers and other conveniences when traveling.

    Syn. -- Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See Haste.













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