despatch vs kill

kill vs despatch

despatch and kill both are nouns.

despatch and kill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
despatch	Yes	No	Yes	No
kill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, kill is a hypernym of despatch; that is, kill is a word with a broader meaning than despatch:

despatch: killing a person or animal
kill: the act of terminating a life

Other hypernyms of despatch include killing, putting to death.

despatch (noun)	kill (noun)
the act of sending off something	the act of terminating a life
killing a person or animal	the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the property of being prompt and efficient	the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
an official report (usually sent in haste)

despatch (verb)	kill (verb)
send away towards a designated goal	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
	destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
	cause to cease operating
	tire out completely
	end or extinguish by forceful means
	drink down entirely
	cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
	cause the death of, without intention
	deprive of life
	hit with great force
	hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
	overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
	be the source of great pain for
	thwart the passage of
	be fatal

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