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dispatch box(dictionary)
dispatch(medicine)
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brief 3, verb(dictionary)

dispatch 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Italian; Origin: dispacciare, from Old French despeechier 'to set free']
formal to send someone or something somewhere for a particular purpose
dispatch sb/sth to sb/sth
::A reporter was dispatched to Naples to cover the riot.
::Goods are normally dispatched within 24 hours.
to deal with someone or to finish a job quickly and effectively
::She dispatched (=beat) her opponent 6-2, 6-1.
old-fashioned to deliberately kill a person or animal