expedite

Expedite is defined as to make something happen more quickly.

(verb)

An example of expedite is to send a package through express mail.

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See expedite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb expedited, expediting

  1. to speed up or make easy the progress or action of; hasten; facilitate
  2. to do quickly
  3. Rare to send off; issue officially; dispatch

Origin: < L expeditus, pp. of expedire, lit., to free one caught by the feet, hence hasten, dispatch < ex-, out + pes (gen. pedis), foot

adjective

  1. not impeded
  2. prompt, ready, or alert

See expedite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing, ex·pe·dites
  1. To speed up the progress of; accelerate.
  2. To execute quickly and efficiently: was trusted to expedite the directives of the board.
  3. To issue officially; dispatch.

Origin:

Origin: Latin expedīre, expedīt-, to free from entanglements, make ready; see ped- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • exˈpe·ditˌer, exˈpe·diˌtor noun

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