expedite

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US /ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/ UK /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/
verb adj Freq #23846

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    process fast and efficiently

    I will try to expedite the matter

  2. 2
    verb

    To accelerate the progress of.

    He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.

  3. 3
    adj

    Free of impediment; unimpeded.

    […] to make the way plaine and expedite […]

  4. 4
    adj

    Expeditious; quick; prompt.

    nimble and expedite […] in its operation

  5. 5
    verb

    speed up the progress of

  6. 6
    verb

    To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.

  7. 7
    verb

    To perform the duties of an expediter.

  8. 8
    verb

    To free from impediment; to release or set at liberty.

Etymology

From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
5 verb · speed up the progress of hasten
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms expeditelyexpediteness
Related forms acceleratedispatchexpedeexpedienceexpediencyexpedientexpediterexpeditionexpeditiousexpeditiouslyfacilitate

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