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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Expedite

Ex′pe·dite (ĕks′pē·dīt), 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.

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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article; Greek words our source left out (shown as “?”), read from the 1898 printing, from the same plates (the Library of Congress’s copy), where the place could be found with certainty.