Толковый словарь английского языка - dispatch
Dispatch
dispatch
I. verb see: impeach Date: 1517 transitive verb to send off or away with promptness or speed, 2. to kill with quick efficiency, deprive , to dispose of (as a task) rapidly or efficiently, defeat 3, intransitive verb to make haste ; hurry , see: kill ~er noun II. noun Date: 1537 1. a message sent with speed, a news item filed by a correspondent, the act of ~ing: as, dismissal , the act of killing, c. prompt settlement (as of an item of business), quick riddance, a sending off ; shipment , promptness and efficiency in performance or transmission , see: haste
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v. & n. (also despatch) --v.tr. 1 send off to a destination or for a purpose (dispatched him with the message). 2 perform (business, a task, etc.) promptly; finish off. 3 kill, execute (dispatched him with the revolver). 4 colloq. eat (food, a meal, etc.) quickly. --n. 1 the act or an instance of sending (a messenger, letter, etc.). 2 the act or an instance of killing; execution. 3 a an official written message on State or esp. military affairs. b a report sent in by a newspaper's correspondent, usu. from a foreign country. 4 promptness, efficiency (done with dispatch). Phrases and idioms dispatch-box (or -case) a container for esp. official State or military documents or dispatches. dispatch-rider a motor cyclist or rider on horseback carrying military dispatches. Derivatives dispatcher n. Etymology: It. dispacciare or Sp. despachar expedite (as DIS-, It. impacciare and Sp. empachar hinder, of uncert. orig.) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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