route vs despatch

route and despatch both are nouns.

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

As verbs, despatch is a hypernym of route; that is, despatch is a word with a broader meaning than route:

Other hypernyms of route include dispatch, send off.

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

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