The rescue team's swift dispatch of supplies to the remote island prevented a shortage of clean water.
救援队迅速向偏远岛屿派遣物资，防止了清洁水的短缺。
Which choice best defines “dispatch”?
A — Send, quick action. “dispatch” means send, quick action.
Which word means “send, quick action”?
B — dispatch. “dispatch” means send, quick action.
dispatch — send, quick action. In Chinese: 派遣，发送.
dispatch is pronounced /dɪˈspætʃ/.
The rescue team's swift dispatch of supplies to the remote island prevented a shortage of clean water. (救援队迅速向偏远岛屿派遣物资，防止了清洁水的短缺。)
send, transmit, expedite — all close in meaning to dispatch (send, quick action).
retain, delay — each the opposite of dispatch (send, quick action).
Yes. dispatch is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
dis(leave)+patch(fast).