send off to a destination or for a purpose

he dispatched messages back to base

two ambulances were dispatched to the scene

deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently

the Welsh team were dispatched comfortably by the opposition

the sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose

a resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force

an official report on state or military affairs

in his battle dispatch he described the gunner's bravery

the killing of someone or something

the executioner's merciful dispatch of his victims