expedite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
expedite (third-person singular simple present expedites, present participle expediting, simple past and past participle expedited)
- (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
- He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
- (transitive) To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- expede (obsolete)
- expedience
- expediency
- expedient
- expedition
Translations[edit]
accelerate progress
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process fast and efficiently
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“liberate, free”).
Adverb[edit]
expedītē (comparative expedītius, superlative expedītissimē)
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References[edit]
- expedite in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879