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dispatched


Meanings
  • Verb

    To send or distribute something, especially an order or a message, to a particular place or person.

    - "The package was dispatched on Monday."
    - "The company dispatches its products worldwide."
  • Verb

    To officially send someone or a group of people on a journey or a mission.

    - "The soldiers were dispatched to the front line."
    - "The explorers were dispatched to find new lands."

Pronunciation




  1. Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2453465"

Synonyms

destroy , kill , make haste , send
Rhymes
Words rhyming with dispatched
hitched , mixed , pitched
Variants
List of all variants of dispatched that leads to same result
dispatch , dispatched , dispatcher , dispatchers , dispatches , dispatching
Forms
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dispatches, dispatching, dispatched


Etymology
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From the past participle of dispatch, from dis- 'apart' + patch 'send' or 'fix'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'dispatch' comes from the Middle English word 'despatchen', which means 'to send apart'.

  2. In the context of news reporting, dispatches refer to reports sent from correspondents in the field.


Related Concepts
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  1. Logistics: The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, or information from the point of origin to the point of consumption.

  2. Dispatcher: A person who coordinates the movement of vehicles, personnel, or equipment in a transport or communications system.


Culture
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Dispatched has been used extensively in literature, particularly in military and exploratory contexts. It has also been used metaphorically to refer to the sending out of information or news.

How to Memorize "dispatched"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a package being sent through the mail or a group of soldiers being sent on a mission.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of sending or distributing something.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Dogs Delivering Packages And Soldiers'.


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