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expeditate

[ ek-sped-i-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ex·ped·i·tat·ed, ex·ped·i·tat·ing.
  1. to cut off the pads or claws of (an animal, especially a dog) in order to inhibit deer chasing.


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Other Words From

  • ex·pedi·tation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of expeditate1

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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