to dispatch

Examples

• All

• And so he dispatches his security force, and they murder everyone.

• So the president's men dispatched him as painfully and publicly as they could.

  Fiction book (2002)

• -Any last words before I dispatch you?

  Enchanted (2007)

• The specialist uses a knife instead of a gun to dispatch his victims.

  Perfect Strangers (1984)

• If any member of our team is infected, he must be treated as an enemy to be dispatched accordingly.

  Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

• As the monsters ran outside, they were quickly dispatched by the sure arm of the archers across the street.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Two other guards are dispatched with single, silenced shots.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Faul had killed six guards, dispatching them with a fearful, deadly grace.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Cutter spins around and dispatches Fiona with a kick that breaks her neck.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The hunter needed to dispatch the wounded deer to end its suffering.

Synonyms

M

to murder

vsto dispatch

• NSFW

∞ 3.0

To kill someone on purpose in an illegal way

is a general quick deliberate killing regardless of legality

H

to hit

vsto dispatch

• Offensive

653 8.8

To kill someone as part of a plan, often by hired people

is general quick killing not tied to contracts

P

to put down

vsto dispatch

94 5.5

To kill an animal to stop its suffering

is a quick deliberate act that applies to people or animals generally

S

to slay

vsto dispatch

• NSFW

62 7.5

To kill someone on purpose

is a neutral quick killing rather than emphasizing violence

R

to remove

vsto dispatch

• Offensive

58 9.9

To kill someone on purpose, usually by a criminal group

is neutral direct killing without euphemistic or organizational tone

O

to off

vsto dispatch

• Offensive

27 9.9

To kill someone on purpose

is the neutral quick deliberate act without slang connotation

B

to bump off

vsto dispatch

• Offensive

5 9.3

To kill someone on purpose, usually secretly and as part of a crime

is neutral and can include nonsecret quick killings

P

to polish off

vsto dispatch

• Offensive

1 9.5

To kill someone on purpose

is more neutral and lacks informal casual tone

E

to euthanatize

vsto dispatch

• Specialized

9.9

To cause a painless death to stop a person or animal from suffering

is a quick deliberate killing without mercy or pain focus

M

to mercy kill

vsto dispatch

• NSFW

8.6

Cause a person or animal to die without pain to stop suffering

is a quick deliberate killing not specifically to relieve suffering

Antonyms

S

to spare

77 3.5

Decide not to hurt someone even though you could

R

to revive

71 4.1

To make a person conscious again after fainting

Compounds

D

dispatch rider

• Archaic

1 8.3

A person who carries messages for the army by motorcycle often during war

D

dispatch box

• Formal

1 8.8

A locked box used to carry and keep important government papers like speeches

D

dispatch case

• Formal

7.8

A small lockable case for carrying important papers like letters or legal documents

H

happy dispatch

• Archaic

7.6

A message that gives good news to people

R

radio dispatch

4.4

A short message sent by radio to a central office or to the public

R

Reuters dispatch

• Literature

3.5

A news report from the Reuters news agency

How Violent

to slaughter

60 3.9

to dispatch

• Offensive

13 7.7

to butcher

22 1.8

to kill

• NSFW

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology