| VERB | motion | despatch, dispatch, send off | send away towards a designated goal |
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| NOUN | communication | despatch, dispatch, communique | an official report (usually sent in haste) |
| attribute | despatch, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness | the property of being prompt and efficient | |
| act | despatch, dispatch | killing a person or animal | |
| act | despatch, dispatch, shipment | the act of sending off something |
| Meaning | An official report (usually sent in haste). | |
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| Synonyms | dispatch, communique | |
| Parts | dateline | A line at the beginning of a news article giving the date / date and place of origin of the news dispatch |
| Broader | report, news report, story, account, write up | A short / short account of the news |
| Spanish | comunicado, despacho | |
| Catalan | comunicat, despatx | |
| Meaning | The property of being prompt and efficient. | |
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| Synonyms | dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness | |
| Broader | celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness | A rate that is rapid |
| Meaning | killing a person or animal. | |
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| Synonym | dispatch | |
| Broader | killing, kill, putting to death | The act of terminating a life |
| Catalan | desfer-se, despatxar | |
| Meaning | The act of sending off something. | |
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| Synonyms | dispatch, shipment | |
| Narrower | reshipment | The act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship) |
| Broader | departure, going, going away, leaving | The act of departing |
| Spanish | despacho, envio, envío, expedición | |
| Catalan | enviament, expedició, tramesa | |
| Verbs | despatch | send away towards a designated goal |
| Meaning | Send away towards a designated goal. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | dispatch, send off | |
| Narrower | bundle off | send off unceremoniously |
| route | Send documents or materials to appropriate destinations | |
| Broader | transport, send, ship | transport commercially |
| Spanish | despachar, enviar fuera, enviar, remitir | |
| Catalan | despatxar, enviar, remetre, trametre | |
| Nouns | despatch | the act of sending off something |
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