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n. (communication) | 1. communique, despatch, dispatch | an official report (usually sent in haste). |
| ~ dateline | a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch. |
| ~ news report, write up, account, report, story | a short account of the news.; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" |
n. (act) | 2. despatch, dispatch, shipment | the act of sending off something. |
| ~ departure, going, going away, leaving | the act of departing. |
| ~ reshipment | the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship). |
n. (attribute) | 3. despatch, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness | the property of being prompt and efficient.; "it was done with dispatch" |
| ~ celerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness | a rate that is rapid. |
n. (act) | 4. despatch, dispatch | killing a person or animal. |
| ~ kill, putting to death, killing | the act of terminating a life. |
v. (motion) | 5. despatch, dispatch, send off | send away towards a designated goal. |
| ~ ship, send, transport | transport commercially. |
| ~ bundle off | send off unceremoniously. |
| ~ route | send documents or materials to appropriate destinations. |
v. (social) | 6. complete, discharge, dispatch | complete or carry out.; "discharge one's duties" |
| ~ accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
v. (social) | 7. bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay | kill intentionally and with premeditation.; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ burke | murder without leaving a trace on the body. |
| ~ execute | murder in a planned fashion.; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" |
v. (social) | 8. dispatch | dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently.; "He dispatched the task he was assigned" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
v. (contact) | 9. dispatch | kill without delay.; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
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