expedite

• POS: Adjective, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ex=pe=dite

CIDE DICTIONARY

expedite, 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.].

•  Free of impediment; unimpeded.  [1913 Webster]

  "To make the way plain and expedite."  [1913 Webster]
•  Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt.  [1913 Webster]

  "Nimble and expedite . . . in its operation."  [1913 Webster]

  "Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts."  [1913 Webster]

expedite, v. t. 

•  To relieve of impediments; to facilitate; to accelerate the process or progress of; to hasten; to quicken; as, to expedite the growth of plants.  [1913 Webster]

  "To expedite your glorious march."  [1913 Webster]
•  To despatch; to send forth; to issue officially.  [1913 Webster]

  "Such charters be expedited of course."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

expedite, v.tr.
1 assist the progress of; hasten (an action, process, etc.).
2 accomplish (business) quickly.

Derivative

expediter n.

Etymology

L expedire expedit- extricate, put in order (as EX-(1), pes pedis foot)

THESAURUS

expedite

accelerate, advance, advantage, aid, air-express, airfreight, airmail, boost, bundle, bustle, clear the way, conduce to, consign, contribute to, crowd, dispatch, drive on, drop a letter, ease, embark, enable, encourage, explain, export, express, facilitate, favor, forward, freight, further, grease, grease the ways, grease the wheels, haste, hasten, hasten on, help along, hie on, hurry, hurry along, hurry on, hurry up, hustle, hustle up, lend wings to, loose, lubricate, mail, make clear, make for, make way for, oil, open the way, open up, pave the way, post, precipitate, prepare the way, press, promote, push, push forward, push on, push through, put forward, quicken, railroad through, remit, remove friction, run interference for, rush, rush along, send, send away, send forth, send off, set forward, ship, simplify, smooth, smooth the way, soap the ways, speed, speed along, speed up, spur, stampede, step up, transmit, unbar, unblock, unclog, unjam, urge, whip, whip along

ROGET THESAURUS

expedite

Haste

VB haste, hasten, make haste, make a dash, hurry on, dash on, whip on, push on, press on, press forward, hurry, skurry, scuttle along, barrel along, bundle on, dart to and fro, bustle, flutter, scramble, plunge, plunge headlong, dash off, rush, express, bestir oneself, lose no time, lose not a moment, lose not an instant, make short work of, make the best of one's time, make the best of one's way, be precipitate, jump at, be in haste, be in a hurry, have no time, have not a moment to lose, have not a moment to spare, work against time, quicken, accelerate, expedite, put on, precipitate, urge, whip, railroad.

Earliness

VB be early, be beforehand, keep time, take time by the forelock, anticipate, forestall, have the start, gain the start, steal a march upon, gain time, draw on futurity, bespeak, secure, engage, preengage, accelerate, expedite, make haste.