expedite

expedite

expedītē, Adv. m. Compar. u. Superl. (expeditus), a) beweglich, leicht zu handhaben, machinam iussit expeditius fabricari, Amm. 24, 2, 18. – b) unbehindert, schnell, expeditius navigare, Cic.: se alqo expeditissime conferre, Cic. – c) ohne Schwierigkeit, ohne Umstände, unbehindert, patientius et expeditius (Ggstz. implicite et abscondite), Cic.: exp. explicare, Cic.: expeditius os reponere, Cels.: expeditissime defensus, Plin. ep. – d) ungehindert, ungebunden, frei, eo, ut expeditius loqueretur, brachium exertante, Amm. 26, 2, 3. – e) fertig, loqui, Suet. Aug. 89, 1.


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  • 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. [1913 Webster] To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • expedite — ► VERB ▪ cause to happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly. DERIVATIVES expediter (also expeditor) noun. ORIGIN Latin expedire extricate (originally by freeing the feet), put in order , from pes foot …   English terms dictionary

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