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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

expedite
    v 1: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite
         the process" [syn: expedite, hasten]
    2: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the
       matter"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Expedite \Ex"pe*dite\, 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.
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            To make the way plain and expedite.   --Hooker.
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   2. Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt.
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            Nimble and expedite . . . in its operation.
                                                  --Tollotson.
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            Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying
            their thoughts.                       --Locke.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Expedite \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.
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            To expedite your glorious march.      --Milton.
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   2. To despatch; to send forth; to issue officially.
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            Such charters be expedited of course. --Bacon.
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Thesaurus Results for Expedite:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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