expedite

== English == === Etymology === From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/ Hyphenation: ex‧pe‧dite === Verb === expedite (third-person singular simple present expedites, present participle expediting, simple past and past participle expedited) (transitive) To accelerate the progress of. (transitive, by extension) To perform (a task) fast and efficiently. To perform the duties of an expediter. (transitive, obsolete) To free from impediment; to release or set at liberty. ==== Antonyms ==== impede slow down ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Adjective === expedite (comparative more expedite, superlative most expedite) Free of impediment; unimpeded. Expeditious; quick; prompt. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “expedite”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Latin == === Etymology === From expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“liberate, free”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛk.spɛˈdiː.teː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ek.speˈdiː.te] === Adverb === expedītē (comparative expedītius, superlative expedītissimē) freely, without impediment. readily, promptly, quickly ==== Related terms ==== expediō expedītus === References === “expedite”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “expedite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “expedite”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Verb === expedite second-person singular voseo imperative of expedir combined with te inflection of expeditar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative