expedite

Pronunciation key ( ek′spi-dīt′ )

ex•pe•dite

v.t. [EXPEDITED (-id), EXPEDITING]

[< L. expeditus pp. of expedire, lit., to free one caught by the feet, hence hasten, dispatch < ex- out + pes, pedis foot, to free from entanglement].

1. To hasten, speed up, facilitate the progress of. To give ease to progression or action.
2. To perform efficiently and quickly.
3. Rare. To dispatch, send off, officially issue.

adj.

1. Free. Without impediment.
2. Prompt. Ready. Alert.
3. Convenient.

ex′pe•dit′er, ex′pe•di′tor n.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985

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