expeditate

American

[ek-sped-i-teyt] / ɛkˈspɛd ɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

expeditated, expeditating

to cut off the pads or claws of (an animal, especially a dog) in order to inhibit deer chasing.

Other Word Forms

expeditation

noun

Etymology

Origin of expeditate

1495–1505; < Medieval Latin expeditātus (past participle of expeditāre ), equivalent to Latin ex- ex- ¹ + pedit- (stem of pedes ) one who goes on foot + -ātus -ate ¹

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