expedite

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Expedite is defined as to make something happen more quickly.

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

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expedite

transitive verb

-·dit·ed, -·dit·ing

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

Origin of expedite

from Classical Latin expeditus, past participle of expedire, literally , to free one caught by the feet, hence hasten, dispatch from ex-, out + pes (gen. pedis), foot

not impeded
prompt, ready, or alert

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expedite

transitive verb

ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing, ex·pe·dites

To speed up the progress of or execute quickly: expedite the review of a legal case; expedite a loan application.

Origin of expedite

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

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ex′pe·dit′er ex′pe·di′tor
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Verb

(third-person singular simple present expedites, present participle expediting, simple past and past participle expedited)

To accelerate the progress of.
He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.

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Adjective

(comparative more expedite, superlative most expedite)

Free of impediment; unimpeded.
Expeditious; quick; prompt.

Origin

From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).

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