Hypertext Webster Gateway: "expedite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Expedite \Ex"pe*dite\, a. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Expedite \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
expedite
v 1: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite
the process" [syn: {hasten}]
2: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the
matter"
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