despatch vs route

despatch and route both are nouns.

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

As verbs, route is a hyponym of despatch; that is, route is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than despatch:

Other hyponyms of despatch include bundle off.

despatch (noun)	route (noun)
the act of sending off something	an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
killing a person or animal	an established line of travel or access
the property of being prompt and efficient
an official report (usually sent in haste)

despatch (verb)	route (verb)
send away towards a designated goal	send via a specific route
	divert in a specified direction
	send documents or materials to appropriate destinations