dispatch
/dɪˈspætʃ/
verbnoun
Common
1.v.send away towards a designated goal
2.v.complete or carry out
“discharge one's duties”
3.v.kill intentionally and with premeditation
“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
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dispatch and murder share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. dispatch means “send away towards a designated goal”. murder means “kill intentionally and with premeditation”. murder is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/dɪˈspætʃ/
1.v.send away towards a designated goal
2.v.complete or carry out
“discharge one's duties”
3.v.kill intentionally and with premeditation
“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
/ˈmɝdɚ/
1.v.kill intentionally and with premeditation
“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
2.v.alter so as to make unrecognizable
“The tourists murdered the French language”
3.n.unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
| dispatch | murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈspætʃ/ | /ˈmɝdɚ/ |
| Said | di-SPACH | MUR-dur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 8 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | verb, noun |
| Senses | 9 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | despatch, send off | slay, hit, dispatch |
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