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despatch

[ dih-spach ]

verb (used with or without object)



despatch

/ dɪˈspætʃ /

verb

  1. tr a less common spelling of dispatch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • desˈpatcher, noun
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Other Words From

  • outdes·patch verb (used with object)
  • undes·patched adjective
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Example Sentences

They are despatched for their first game, also familiar from season one: Red Light Green Light.

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North Korea stormed their way through the tournament, despatching the likes of Argentina, the Netherlands and Brazil en route to the semis.

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A Kenyan-led multinational security force was also despatched to help the Haitian police reign in the gangs.

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A Nepal army helicopter carrying a medical team has been despatched to the accident site.

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And, once again, the word Kursk is filling my despatches from Russia.

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