expedite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
    hasten.
    • This should expedite the process
  2. verb process fast and efficiently
    • I will try to expedite the matter

WordNet

Ex"pe*dite adjective
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. Free of impediment; unimpeded.
    To make the way plain and expedite. Hooker.
  2. Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt.
    Nimble and expedite . . . in its operation. Tollotson.
    Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts. Locke.
Ex"pe*dite transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Expedited ;present participle & verbal noun Expediting
Definitions
  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.
    To expedite your glorious march. Milton.
  2. To despatch; to send forth; to issue officially.
    Such charters be expedited of course. Bacon.

Webster 1913