Dispatch and Terminate

Dispatch

Dispatch verb - To deprive of life.
Usage example: the exterminator dispatched the termites with professional efficiency

Terminate and dispatch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Dispatch".

Terminate

Terminate verb - To put to death deliberately.
Usage example: the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition

Dispatch and terminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dispatch" instead a verb "Terminate".

Common collocations

creature dispatch creature terminate creature
bad dispatch bad terminate bad
target dispatch target terminate target
members dispatch members terminate members
Other words: clones.
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