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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EX'PEDITE, v.t. [L. expedio; Eng. speed. Expedio is compound. We see the same root in impedio, to hinder to send against, to move in opposition.]
1. To hasten; to quicken; to accelerate motion or progress. The general sent orders to expedite the march of the army. Artificial heat may expedite the growth of plants.
2. To dispatch; to send from.
Such charters are expedited of course.
3. To hasten by rendering easy.
EX'PEDITE, a. [L. expeditus.] Quick; speedy; expeditious; as expedite execution. [Little used.]
1. Easy; clear of impediments; unencumbered; as, to make a way plain and expedite. [Unusual.]
2. Active; nimble; ready; prompt.
The more expedite will be the soul in its operations. [Unusual.]
3. Light-armed. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process" [syn: expedite, hasten]
2: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter"

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-dited; -diting) Etymology: Latin expeditus, past participle of expedire Date: 15th century 1. to execute promptly 2. to accelerate the process or progress of ; speed up 3. issue, dispatch

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 assist the progress of; hasten (an action, process, etc.). 2 accomplish (business) quickly. Derivatives: expediter n. Etymology: L expedire expedit- extricate, put in order (as EX-(1), pes pedis foot)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Expedite Ex"pe*dite, a. [L. expeditus, p. p. of expedire to free one caught by the foot, to extricate, set free, bring forward, make ready; ex out + pes, prdis, t. See Foot.] 1. Free of impediment; unimpeded. To make the way plain and expedite. --Hooker. 2. Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt. Nimble and expedite . . . in its operation. --Tollotson. Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts. --Locke.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Expedite Ex"pe*dite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expedited; p. pr. & vb. n. Expediting.] 1. To relieve of impediments; to facilitate; to accelerate the process or progress of; to hasten; to quicken; as, to expedite the growth of plants. To expedite your glorious march. --Milton. 2. To despatch; to send forth; to issue officially. Such charters be expedited of course. --Bacon.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(expedites, expediting, expedited) If you expedite something, you cause it to be done more quickly. (FORMAL) We tried to help you expedite your plans. = speed up VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Hasten, accelerate, despatch, speed, hurry, quicken, precipitate, forward, advance, press forward, urge forward, press on, urge on.

Moby Thesaurus

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