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Synonyms
dis·patch,
also des·patch (dĭ-spăch́)

[Spanish despachar, or Italian dispacciare, both probably ultimately from Old Provençal empachar, to impede, from Vulgar Latin* impāctāre, frequentative of Latin impingere, to dash against; see impinge.]

transitive verb: -patched, also -patched, -patch·ing, -patch·ing, -patch·es, -patch·es 

  1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business. See synonyms at send1
    1. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly.
    2. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).
  3. To put to death summarily.

noun 

  1. The act of sending off, as to a specific destination.
  2. Dismissal or rejection of something regarded as unimportant or unworthy of consideration: “[his] breezy dispatch of another Establishment fiction writer” (Christopher Hitchens)
  3. The act of putting to death.
  4. Speed in performance or movement. See synonyms at haste
    1. A written message, particularly an official communication, sent with speed.
    2. An important message sent by a diplomat or an officer in the armed forces.
  6. A news item sent to a news organization, as by a correspondent.
  7. An organization or conveyance for delivering goods.