expedite

[ ek-spi-dahyt ]

/ ˈɛk spɪˌdaɪt /

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verb (used with object), ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing.

to speed up the progress of; hasten: to expedite shipments.

to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business; dispatch: to expedite one's duties.

to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter.

adjective

Obsolete. ready for action; alert.

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Origin of expedite

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin expedītus (past participle of expedīre to disengage, set the feet free), equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + ped- (stem of pēs) foot + -ītus -ite²

SYNONYMS FOR expedite

1 quicken, push, accelerate, hurry.

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ANTONYMS FOR expedite

1 delay.

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OTHER WORDS FROM expedite

un·ex·pe·dit·ed, adjective

Words nearby expedite

expediate, expediency, expedient, expediential, expeditate, expedite, expediter, expedition, expeditionary, expeditious, expel

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Example sentences from the Web for expedited

The notion that somehow we could have expedited this and Iraq would have trained pilots to fly them by now is not credible.
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That's when Windsor petitioned the Supreme Court to hear her case on an expedited basis.
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And in such cases, he says, theater owners have sometimes quietly agreed to an expedited schedule.
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Far easier just to waive them temporarily, replaced by expedited processes that allow things to happen.
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In a cabin formerly occupied by the chief steward, Johnny found a master key, which expedited their work.
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This could be expedited by budding or grafting the crossed seedling upon the stock of a bearing tree.
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Agreed that the commission for New England should be expedited ( 512).
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The trust officer thought that now matters would be expedited, but the judge disappointed him.
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Very well; he made the argument on the supposition that all the routes were expedited.
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British Dictionary definitions for expedited

expedite

/ (ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt) /

verb (tr)

to hasten the progress of; hasten or assist

to do or process (something, such as business matters) with speed and efficiency

rare to dispatch (documents, messages, etc)

adjective obsolete

unimpeded or prompt; expeditious

alert or prepared

Word Origin for expedite

C17: from Latin expedīre, literally: to free the feet (as from a snare), hence, liberate, from ex- 1 + pēs foot

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