dispatch

/di-ˈspach/

Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, from Occitan despachar to get rid of, from Middle French despechier to set free, from Old French, from des- dis- + -pechier (as in enpechier to ensnare)

verb

  1. to send off or away with promptness or speed; especially : to send off on official business

  2. to kill with quick efficiency

  3. deprive

dispatch a letter

kill slay murder assassinate dispatch execute mean to deprive of life. kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner. slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive.

noun

  1. a message sent with speed; especially : an important official message sent by a diplomatic, military, or naval officer

  2. a news item filed by a correspondent

  3. the act of dispatching: such as

dispatches from the war zone

haste hurry speed expedition dispatch mean quickness in movement or action. haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness. hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion.