dispatch

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled despatch

US /dɪsˈpætʃ/ UK /dɪsˈpatʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to send off promptly to a destination or for a purpose

The warehouse will dispatch your order within two business days.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to send off promptly to a... send forward transmit convey expedite remit consign

Opposites

receive retain hold detain

Word family

Derived forms dispatcherdispatchable

Related forms despatch

Etymology

From Italian dispacciare or Spanish despachar ('to expedite, send off'), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *dispactare or related forms; the precise route is debated but tied to Romance verbs of unhindering and sending.

dispacciare Italian

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# dispatch

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈpætʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈpatʃ/

## Meanings
1. to send off promptly to a destination or for a purpose

## Examples
- The warehouse will dispatch your order within two business days.

## Synonyms
- send
- forward
- transmit
- convey
- expedite
- remit
- consign

## Antonyms
- receive
- retain
- hold
- detain

## Derived Forms
- dispatcher
- dispatchable

## Related Forms
- despatch

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dispacciare

## Etymology
From Italian dispacciare or Spanish despachar ('to expedite, send off'), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *dispactare or related forms; the precise route is debated but tied to Romance verbs of unhindering and sending.

## AI Etymology
Dispatch is from Italian dispacciare or Spanish despachar ('to expedite, send off'), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *dispactare or related forms; the precise route is debated but tied to Romance verbs of unhindering and sending. The immediate etymological form is Italian dispacciare. In present use as verb and noun, it means "to send off promptly to a destination or for a purpose", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include despatch; derived forms include dispatcher and dispatchable.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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