释义
[ ek -spi-dahyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɛk spɪˌdaɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing. to speed up the progress of; hasten: to expedite shipments.
to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business; dispatch: to expedite one's duties.
to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter.
adjective Obsolete . ready for action; alert.
Origin of expedite 1425–75; late Middle English <Latin expedītus (past participle of expedīre to disengage, set the feet free), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + ped- (stem of pēs ) foot + -ītus -ite2
SYNONYMS FOR expedite 1 quicken, push, accelerate, hurry.
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OTHER WORDS FROM expedite un·ex·pe·dit·ed, adjective Words nearby expedite expediate, expediency, expedient, expediential, expeditate, expedite , expediter, expedition, expeditionary, expeditious, expeditiously
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Six days before the arrival of news of the Austrian disaster, Pitt had sought to expedite a union with Prussia.
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Perhaps the best means to expedite this measure would be to give a carte blanche to Dr Franklin.
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A progress which we must try to expedite , if only out of regard for Mrs. Sheepshanks.
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Howbeit, I will now expedite my narrative, taking it from the events I have thus brought back to your remembrance.
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He was very anxious to be away again, and urged on Porpoise to do his utmost to expedite the refitting of the yacht.
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British Dictionary definitions for expedite verb (tr) to hasten the progress of; hasten or assist
to do or process (something, such as business matters) with speed and efficiency
rare to dispatch (documents, messages, etc)
adjective obsolete unimpeded or prompt; expeditious
alert or prepared
Word Origin for expedite C17: from Latin expedīre, literally: to free the feet (as from a snare), hence, liberate, from ex- 1 + pēs foot
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