despatch

[ dih-spach ]

/ dɪˈspætʃ /

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verb (used with or without object), noun

dispatch.

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OTHER WORDS FROM despatch

out·des·patch, verb (used with object)un·des·patched, adjective

Words nearby despatch

desorption, De Soto, desoxy-, despair, despairing, despatch, Despenser, desperado, desperate, desperately, desperation

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How to use despatch in a sentence

They include signed photographs of Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery, as well as paintings and a red leather despatch box.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block|Tom Teodorczuk|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Send out your invitations by a servant, or man hired for the purpose; do not trust them to despatch or penny post.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
At about one o'clock the young lady approached Dr. Brownlow, and asked him to write, in her name, a despatch to Jeff.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot|William Gannaway Brownlow
Eschar to be gone, I sent my letters by a porter to the posthouse in Southwark to be sent by despatch to the Downs.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys

Easily enough; we can get a hoondee on this place, and send it to him in a letter, or we can despatch a man with it.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
The same weapon, a few minutes later, was used for the despatch of Egmont's friend, Count Horn.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

British Dictionary definitions for despatch

despatch

/ (dɪˈspætʃ) /

verb

(tr) a less common spelling of dispatch

Derived forms of despatch

despatcher, noun

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