despatch
[ dih-spach ]
/ dɪˈspætʃ /
verb (used with or without object), noun
OTHER WORDS FROM despatch
out·des·patch, verb (used with object) un·des·patched, adjectiveWords nearby despatch
desorption,
desoximetasone,
desoxy-,
despair,
despairing,
despatch,
despeciation,
despenser,
desperado,
desperate,
desperation
Definition for despatch (2 of 2)
dispatch
or des·patch
[ dih-spach ]
/ dɪˈspætʃ /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Archaic.
to hasten; be quick.
noun
Origin of dispatch
OTHER WORDS FROM dispatch
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despatcher, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for despatch (2 of 2)
dispatch
despatch
/ (dɪˈspætʃ) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived forms of dispatch
dispatcher, nounWord Origin for dispatch
C16: from Italian
dispacciare, from Provençal
despachar, from Old French
despeechier to set free, from
des-
dis-
1 +
-peechier, ultimately from Latin
pedica a fetter