to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of

to send (on errand)

(bound form) to dispatch; to send; (bound form) to drive away; to dispel

to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch

amusement

to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc); to dispel (negative thoughts etc)

to reorganize (troops etc) and discharge surplus personnel

to dismiss with severance pay; to pay sb off