expedite
verbEtymology
From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).
- derived from expedītus
Definitions
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.
- […] moreover, there are times of pressure when, to expedite deliveries, cars may be driven in what should otherwise be the running-in period at speeds that do them no good - and over long distances too.
To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
To perform the duties of an expediter.
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To free from impediment
To free from impediment; to release or set at liberty.
Free of impediment
Free of impediment; unimpeded.
- […] to make the way plaine and expedite […]
Expeditious
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)[…]
The neighborhood
- antonymimpede
- antonymslow down
- neighborexpede
- neighborexpedience
- neighborexpediency
- neighborexpedient
- neighborexpediter
- neighborexpedition
- neighborexpeditious
- neighborexpeditiously
- neighboraccelerate
- neighbordispatch
- neighborfacilitate
- neighborfast track
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at expedite. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at expedite. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at expedite
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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