Dictionary entry

Expedite

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

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.