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EXPEDITE
expedite
(verb) process fast and efficiently; “I will try to expedite the matter”
expedite, hasten
(verb) speed up the progress of; facilitate; “This should expedite the process”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
expedite (third-person singular simple present expedites, present participle expediting, simple past and past participle expedited)
(transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
(transitive) To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
Antonyms
• impede
• slow down
Adjective
expedite (comparative more expedite, superlative most expedite)
Free of impediment; unimpeded.
Expeditious; quick; prompt.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"pe*dite, a. Etym: [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.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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