expedite
verb
- to accelerate
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/ / /ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/
adj
Etymology: From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).
- Free of impediment; unimpeded.
“[…] to make the way plaine and expedite […]”
- Expeditious; quick; prompt.
“nimble and expedite […] in its operation”
“[…]Speech in general (which is a very ſhort and expedite way of conveying their Thoughts one to another)[…]”
verb
Etymology: From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).
- To accelerate the progress of.
“He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.”
“The bodies and bogies were built by more than one firm, to expedite the work, and the electrical equipment was supplied by the British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd.”
- To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
- To perform the duties of an expediter.
- To free from impediment; to release or set at liberty.