dispatch vs transport

transport vs dispatch

dispatch and transport both are nouns.

dispatch and transport both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dispatch	Yes	No	Yes	No
transport	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, transport is a hypernym of dispatch; that is, transport is a word with a broader meaning than dispatch:

dispatch: send away towards a designated goal
transport: transport commercially

Other hypernyms of dispatch include send, ship.

dispatch (noun)	transport (noun)
the act of sending off something	the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
killing a person or animal	the act of moving something from one location to another
the property of being prompt and efficient	something that serves as a means of transportation
an official report (usually sent in haste)	a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
	an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
	a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

dispatch (verb)	transport (verb)
kill without delay	move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
send away towards a designated goal	send from one person or place to another
complete or carry out	hold spellbound
kill intentionally and with premeditation	move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently	transport commercially

Difference between dispatch and transport

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