expede

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪkˈspid/ UK /ɪkˈspiːd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to free from impediment; to expedite or hasten

Clearer rules would expede the slow approval process.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to free from impediment; to... expedite hasten free disengage facilitate

Opposites

impede hinder obstruct

Word family

Related forms expedite expedient impede pedal

Etymology

From Latin expedire ('to free the feet from a snare, set free, make ready'), from ex- ('out') + pes ('foot'); literally 'to free from a fetter.'

expedire Latin pes Latin *pṓds Proto-Indo-European

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# expede

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪkˈspid/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈspiːd/

## Meanings
1. to free from impediment; to expedite or hasten

## Examples
- Clearer rules would expede the slow approval process.

## Synonyms
- expedite
- hasten
- free
- disengage
- facilitate

## Antonyms
- impede
- hinder
- obstruct

## Related Forms
- expedite
- expedient
- impede
- pedal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: expedire
- Root: pes
- Root: *pṓds

## Etymology
From Latin expedire ('to free the feet from a snare, set free, make ready'), from ex- ('out') + pes ('foot'); literally 'to free from a fetter.'

## AI Etymology
Expede comes from Latin expedire ('to free the feet from a snare, set free, make ready'), from ex- ('out') + pes ('foot'); literally 'to free from a fetter.' Morphologically, the form is compositional: ex- marks part of the visible structure, while the remaining element supplies the lexical base. In present use, it is used as a verb meaning "to free from impediment; to expedite or hasten", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as expedite, expedient, impede, and pedal, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin expedire, Latin pes, and Proto-Indo-European *pṓds, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood is marked by expedite, hasten, free, and disengage on one side and contrasts such as impede, hinder, and obstruct on the other, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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