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† deˈspeed, v. Obs.
[f. de- I. 2 + speed v. Perh. influenced in formation by expede, or despeche.]
trans. To send with speed or haste; to dispatch.
1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. viii. (1632) 548 He forthwith despeeded into England..three of the choisest men of the State. Ibid. ix. viii. §31 (R.) Out of hand they despeeded certaine of their crue, to craue..pardon. Ibid. §51 King John..despeeding his charters and safe conducts to the Archbishop and his fellow exiles, hee as speedily arriued. |