† expediteadj.

Forms: Also Middle English -dyte, 1600s -dit.

Etymology: < Latin expedītus, past participle of expedīre : see expedite v.

Obsolete.

a. Of a place, road, way: Clear of obstacles or impediments, unimpeded; free from difficulties.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective] > open and unobstructed

openeOE

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accessible1602

accessive1611

rid1866

1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 118 Descending from high and hillie places..to places expedite and open.

1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Life Agricola in tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. 258 All things to followe in an easie and expedite course.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 216 To the one the way is rough and thorny, to the other beaten and expedite.

a1694 J. Tillotson Serm. (1743) I. xi. 260 It being so short and expedite a way for the ending of controversies.

figurative.1654 Bp. J. Taylor Real Presence 174 Is there in the world any thing more certain and expedite then that what you see..should be judged to be that which you see.

b. Of an action or motion: Unrestricted, unembarrassed; easy, free.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not hindering or encumbering > not hindered or encumbered > operating or progressing easily

current1577

expedite1578

glib1594

facile1607

well-oiled1614

well-going1623

undisobliging1715

sweet1725

swimming1768

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man ii. f. 39^v The expedite mouyng of the armes procured thereby.

1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica ii. ii. i. ii. 190 The Exposition of that place being to me easie, expedite, and literal.

1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 58 The Provision that is made, for the easie and expedite Motion of them [sc. the bones].

a. Of soldiers, etc. (after Latin use): Lightly equipped, prepared for moving quickly.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [adjective] > organized for rapid movement

volant1548

running1592

velitary1600

expedite1609

flying1665

mobile1879

quick-reaction1961

rapid deployment1967

rapid-reaction1968

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxi. ii. 169 The most expedite and lightest appointed companies of his auxiliarie forces.

1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 182 Hee sent the Lord Chamberlain with expedite Forces to speed to Execester.

1628 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Peloponnesian War (1822) 126 Eleven days journey for an expedite footman.

1737 W. Whiston tr. Tacitus in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. p. cxxiii With them cohorts, that were expedite and nimble.

1792 E. Burke Consideration Present State Affairs in Wks. (1842) I. 584 To support the expedite body in case of misadventure.

b. Unencumbered, free to move, active, nimble.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble

lightOE

quiverOE

yepec1275

taitc1300

yap13..

delivera1375

swippera1387

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nimblea1400

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agilea1500

liver1530

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nimble jointed1591

nimble shifting1591

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nimbling1599

nimble spirited1611

expedite1612

fitchanta1616

airy1642

fantastic1645

volant1650

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light-limbed1695

spry1746

swack1768

swank1786

yauld1787

deliverly1820

slippy1847

nippy1849

springe1859

pantherish1869

pantherine1890

flippant1895

loose1907

Tarzanesque1933

Tarzan-like1943

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 6 The Iewes..tuck up their long garments to make them more expedite and free to a journey or busines.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. i. §2. 84 Death may..render us more expedite in the Pursuit of our true End.

1794 E. Burke On Petition of Unitarians in Wks. (1842) II. 478 A smaller number more expedite, awakened..courageous.

a. Of persons: Ready for action; prompt, alert, ready.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready

i-radc888

yarec888

i-redec1000

i-redya1175

boundc1175

graith?c1225

aready1250

alreadyc1275

readyc1275

armedc1300

prestc1300

bentc1330

ripec1330

purveyed1435

mature?1440

apt1474

habile1485

in (a) case to (also for)1523

provided1533

in procinct1540

weeping-ripe1548

furnished1553

fit1569

preta1600

expedite1604

predy1613

procinct1618

foreprepared1642

presto1644

apparated1663

(ready) in one's gears1664

fallow1850

standby1893

organized1926

(to be) all set1949

1604 Bp. W. Barlow Summe Conf. at Hampton Court in Phenix I. 148 The king..in points of Divinity shewed himself so expedite and perfect.

1641 S. Marshall et al. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. (1653) xii. 47 The Arians were very expedite in worldly affaires.

1663 R. South Serm. preached Nov. 9, 1662 13 His faculties were quick and expedite.

b. Of contrivances, instruments, etc.: Ready for immediate use, conveniently serviceable, handy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > for use

yare971

wrought1440

expedite1609

expeditious1749

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xvii. iv. 84 Now adaies a certaine set and expedite number of letters..declareth what~soever mans mind is able to conceive.

1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. Pref. §11 If she once had this power..expedite and ready for use.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. vi. §8 The square letters are less operose, more expedite and facile.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iii. ii. xv. 113/2 Several other Contrivances to made the whole more Expedite, for the Use of them that Consulted it.

1792 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 9. 69 Their dress..he wishes to be rendered as expedite as possible.

4. Of an action or process, a means, remedy, etc.: Prompt, speedy, expeditious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective]

hiefulc1230

hastyc1330

swift1340

graithfula1400

yedera1400

short1480

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expedite1540

quick1548

postingc1553

hasting1566

rushing1694

nimble1707

presto1767

presto change1835

quick-action1887

presto changeo1923

knife-edge1969

light speed1987

1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. xvi^v Tokens of an expedite and easy delyueraunce.

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxxi. xvii. 431 Remarkable above the rest, was the profitable and expedite service of Julius.

1635 R. Brathwait tr. M. Silesio Arcadian Princesse 142 A distemper..requisite to have the expeditest cure.

1664 J. Beale in J. Evelyn Pomona in Sylva 29 Plums, their vast store..and their expedite growth.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. viii. §13 This [the writ de nomine replegiando]..is..more effectual and expedite than an Habeas Corpus.

1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 53 A wrong determination, expedite, is better than a right one, after ten Years Vexation.

Derivatives

† ˈexpeditely adv. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adverb] > in a state of readiness

readilyc1405

expeditely1560

preparedly1609

1560 T. Becon Jewel of Joy in Wks. (Parker Soc.) II. 418 I fear lest my servant doeth not his message expeditely.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. 19 Nature..left his..ears naked, that he may turn them more expeditely for the reception of sounds from every quarter.

† ˈexpediteness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > expedition or dispatch

speedOE

diligence1490

expedition1529

dispatch1570

expedience1597

urgence1612

navity1623

expediteness1635

1635 R. Brathwait tr. M. Silesio Arcadian Princesse ii. 89 The expeditenesse of his cure expressed the infinitenesse of his care.

1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 135 With what alacrity, with what expediteness and uniformity of heart.

1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 240 The readiness and expediteness of their Ministry.

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expeditev.

/ˈɛkspɪdʌɪt/

Forms: past participle Middle English expedyte.

Etymology: < Latin expedīt- participial stem of expedīre , < ex- (see ex- prefix¹) + ped-em foot. The Latin word etymologically means ‘to free (a person's) feet from fetters’ (the opposite of impedīre : see impede v.), hence, to free from difficulties, to help forward, to get (a work) out of hand, to dispatch, send off, etc.

†1.

a. transitive. To clear of difficulties; to clear up (confusion); to facilitate (action or movement); to disentangle, untie (a knot). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > make easy or easier

favoura1440

easy1556

facilite1585

facilitate1599

facilize1607

accommodate1611

expedite1614

ease1632

smoothen1661

molliate1701

1614 T. Lodge tr. Seneca Of Benefits in tr. Seneca Wks. 1 The Bookes are..confused in order..which a man though circumspect shall hardly expedite.

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A4 To expedite these knots were worthy a learned and memorable Synod.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 36 His [sc. Ethelbert's] Power had Influence even to Humber..which afterward much expedited the passage of the Gospel in England.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 474 A broad way now is pav'd To expedite your glorious march.

†b. reflexive. To get (oneself) out of difficulties; to extricate, set free. Const. from. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > function without difficulty [verb (reflexive)] > free from difficulties or encumbrances

unwind1561

expedite1627

expede1645

depester1685

1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. (1629) 172 Two things I commend to euery one desirous herein to expedite himselfe.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Exeter 272 This active Gentleman had much adoe to expedite himself, and save his life.

a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 148 She knows not how to expedite herself from gross Corporeal Phantasms.

†c. To get (a person) out of the way; to get rid of, dispatch. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > kill [verb (transitive)]

swevec725

quelmeOE

slayc893

quelleOE

of-falleOE

ofslayeOE

aquellc950

ayeteeOE

spillc950

beliveOE

to bring (also do) of (one's) life-dayOE

fordoa1000

forfarea1000

asweveOE

drepeOE

forleseOE

martyrOE

to do (also i-do, draw) of lifeOE

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off-quellc1175

quenchc1175

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adeadc1225

to bring of daysc1225

to do to deathc1225

to draw (a person) to deathc1225

murder?c1225

aslayc1275

forferec1275

to lay to ground, to earth (Sc. at eird)c1275

martyrc1300

strangle1303

destroya1325

misdoa1325

killc1330

tailc1330

to take the life of (also fro)c1330

enda1340

to kill to (into, unto) death1362

brittena1375

deadc1374

to ding to deathc1380

mortifya1382

perisha1387

to dight to death1393

colea1400

fella1400

kill out (away, down, up)a1400

to slay up or downa1400

swelta1400

voida1400

deliverc1400

starvec1425

jugylc1440

morta1450

to bring to, on, or upon (one's) bierc1480

to put offc1485

to-slaya1500

to make away with1502

to put (a person or thing) to silencec1503

rida1513

to put downa1525

to hang out of the way1528

dispatch?1529

strikea1535

occidea1538

to firk to death, (out) of lifec1540

to fling to deathc1540

extinct1548

to make out of the way1551

to fet offa1556

to cut offc1565

to make away?1566

occise1575

spoil1578

senda1586

to put away1588

exanimate1593

unmortalize1593

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dislive1598

extinguish1598

to lay along1599

to make hence1605

conclude1606

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disanimate1609

feeze1609

to smite, stab in, under the fifth rib1611

to kill dead1615

transporta1616

spatch1616

to take off1619

mactate1623

to make meat of1632

to turn up1642

inanimate1647

pop1649

enecate1657

cadaverate1658

expedite1678

to make dog's meat of1679

to make mincemeat of1709

sluice1749

finisha1753

royna1770

still1778

do1780

deaden1807

deathifyc1810

to lay out1829

cool1833

to use up1833

puckeroo1840

to rub out1840

cadaverize1841

to put under the sod1847

suicide1852

outkill1860

to fix1875

to put under1879

corpse1884

stiffen1888

tip1891

to do away with1899

to take out1900

stretch1902

red-light1906

huff1919

to knock rotten1919

skittle1919

liquidate1924

clip1927

to set over1931

creasea1935

ice1941

lose1942

to put to sleep1942

zap1942

to take down1967

wax1968

trash1973

ace1975

1678 Trial Coleman 25 Ashby brought..Treasonable Instructions..to expedite the King by Poison.

a. To help forward, hasten the progress of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > further [verb (transitive)]

furtherc888

to bring onc1230

advancea1250

speeda1300

nourishc1300

avaunt1393

promotec1433

pasture?a1439

advantage?1459

promove1475

preferc1503

conduce1518

to set forth1528

to set forward(s)1530

to take forth1530

fillip1551

help1559

farther1570

foster1571

shoulder1577

to put forward1579

seconda1586

foment1596

hearten1598

to put on1604

fomentate1613

succeed1613

expeditea1618

producea1618

maturate1623

cultivate1641

encourage1677

push1693

forward1780

progress1780

admove1839

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)] > cause to be done rapidly

speed1390

expeditea1618

mature1660

fast-track1971

a1618 W. Raleigh Life & Death Mahomet (1637) 62 Which hee doubted not would expedite his desires.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iv. 191 When a Royal Family is once falling, all things conduce to expedite their destruction.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. vii. 275 But expedite ye at the dawn of day My safe return.

1828 Moore's Pract. Navigator (ed. 20) 40 It will greatly expedite the working the proportions..if..all the statings be first made.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 550 The Speaker..received from the City a thousand guineas for expediting a local bill.

1872 H. Macmillan True Vine iii. 122 Nature..expedites the process of flowering and seeding.

b. intransitive. To push on with speed (in travelling).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > go on a journey > push on with speed

expedite1596

to freshen (one's) way1790

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xi. lxvii. 283 And thence, to expedite for Ob, his Labours did reuiue.

3. To perform quickly; to ‘get out of hand’, dispatch, accomplish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > quickly

expedite1471

depeach1483

dispatchc1515

dispeed1626

to polish off1827

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)]

deliverc1400

expedite1471

dispatchc1515

jumpa1616

to make wash-work with1637

rattlea1766

to knock off1817

rustle1844

reel1870

zip1891

rush1893

fast forward1982

1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy vii, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 169 In few words yt wylbe expedyte.

1618 Sir L. Cranfield in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 61 I have signified his Majesties pleasure..which wee will expedite.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 96 The Virgin Mary..is pretended to have shewed her self..to Egwin, Bishop of Worcester, prompting him to expedite a Structure therein.

1698 Mem. E. Ludlow (1751) I. 139 The Earl of Ormond..being willing..to expedite that service, accepted their invitation.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §116 A place..less capable of expediting my orders.

1802 E. Forster tr. Arabian Nights IV. 371 We will..expedite her business.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. iv. i. 293 Such is my wish: dare thou to expedite it!

a. To send out, issue officially (a document, etc.); to dispatch (a message). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > [verb (transitive)] > issue officially

expede1558

expeditea1626

to make forth1640

a1626 F. Bacon New Atlantis (1635) iii. 149 Though such charters be expedited of course.

1648 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 10 A positive answer to be expedited within fifteen days.

1753 tr. Voltaire Micromegas 232 All the public acts were expedited in that [Norman] language.

1815 F. Burney Jrnl. in Jrnls & Lett. (1980) VIII. 396 Thither, also, I expedited a Letter, under cover to the Duc.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. iii. iii. 527 The instruments of government to be expedited.

1852 A. Jameson Legends Madonna 51 When the Bull of Paul V. was formally expedited.

b. transferred. To send out (†an army, munitions of war); to dispatch (a courier). rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > transference > sending > send [verb (transitive)] > send off or dispatch

fusea1000

asendc1000

senda1122

depeach1483

dispatch1517

despeche1531

shoot1542

to send away1600

dispeed1603

expedite1606

despeed1611

to send off1667

society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > cause to be conveyed or send > by express

dispatch1517

expedite1606

express1716

1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xvi. ci. 398 Hee To expedite against Prince Rees an Armie did decree.

1694 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) III. 347 Orders are sent to the Tower to expedite 10,000 bombs and 10,000 carcasses to the lord Berkly.

1874 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. X. xii. 277 A Russian courier was expedited to Stockholm.

Derivatives

ˈexpediter n.

ΚΠ

1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Oct. 1/3 Expediter of the business of the House.

ˈexpediting n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > carrying out > [noun]

workingOE

executionc1374

performinga1425

expedition1445

executing1480

administration1483

performancec1487

performation1504

handiworka1513

performent1527

dispatchment1529

depeaching1540

exploit1548

depeach?a1562

dispatchinga1564

dispatch1581

acting1598

outbearing1605

peraction1623

expediting1643

implement1754

solutiona1859

out-carrying1869

actuation1875

the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > making easy > freeing from difficulty or perplexity

expediting1643

extrication1650

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > expedition or dispatch > action of performing quickly

expediting1643

fast-tracking1979

1643 T. Case Quarrell of Covenant 99 Thou hast not grace enough..for the expediting thy self out of the next difficulty.

1678 Spanish Hist. 169 For the more diligent expediting of this, it would be convenient [etc.].

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单词	expedite
释义	† expediteadj. Forms: Also Middle English -dyte, 1600s -dit. Etymology: < Latin expedītus, past participle of expedīre : see expedite v. Obsolete. 1. a. Of a place, road, way: Clear of obstacles or impediments, unimpeded; free from difficulties. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective] > open and unobstructed openeOE freec1230 faira1325 unstopped1398 clear1569 expedite1581 unpestered1588 accessible1602 accessive1611 rid1866 1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 118 Descending from high and hillie places..to places expedite and open. 1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Life Agricola in tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. 258 All things to followe in an easie and expedite course. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 216 To the one the way is rough and thorny, to the other beaten and expedite. a1694 J. Tillotson Serm. (1743) I. xi. 260 It being so short and expedite a way for the ending of controversies. figurative.1654 Bp. J. Taylor Real Presence 174 Is there in the world any thing more certain and expedite then that what you see..should be judged to be that which you see. b. Of an action or motion: Unrestricted, unembarrassed; easy, free. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not hindering or encumbering > not hindered or encumbered > operating or progressing easily current1577 expedite1578 glib1594 facile1607 well-oiled1614 well-going1623 undisobliging1715 sweet1725 swimming1768 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man ii. f. 39^v The expedite mouyng of the armes procured thereby. 1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica ii. ii. i. ii. 190 The Exposition of that place being to me easie, expedite, and literal. 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 58 The Provision that is made, for the easie and expedite Motion of them [sc. the bones]. 2. a. Of soldiers, etc. (after Latin use): Lightly equipped, prepared for moving quickly. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [adjective] > organized for rapid movement volant1548 running1592 velitary1600 expedite1609 flying1665 mobile1879 quick-reaction1961 rapid deployment1967 rapid-reaction1968 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxi. ii. 169 The most expedite and lightest appointed companies of his auxiliarie forces. 1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 182 Hee sent the Lord Chamberlain with expedite Forces to speed to Execester. 1628 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Peloponnesian War (1822) 126 Eleven days journey for an expedite footman. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Tacitus in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. p. cxxiii With them cohorts, that were expedite and nimble. 1792 E. Burke Consideration Present State Affairs in Wks. (1842) I. 584 To support the expedite body in case of misadventure. b. Unencumbered, free to move, active, nimble. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble lightOE quiverOE yepec1275 taitc1300 yap13.. delivera1375 swippera1387 wight1390 nimblea1400 yarea1400 yerna1400 smitherc1475 leger1483 agilea1500 liver1530 lightsome1567 wimble1579 nimble jointed1591 nimble shifting1591 agilious1599 nimbling1599 nimble spirited1611 expedite1612 fitchanta1616 airy1642 fantastic1645 volant1650 clever1691 light-limbed1695 spry1746 swack1768 swank1786 yauld1787 deliverly1820 slippy1847 nippy1849 springe1859 pantherish1869 pantherine1890 flippant1895 loose1907 Tarzanesque1933 Tarzan-like1943 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 6 The Iewes..tuck up their long garments to make them more expedite and free to a journey or busines. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. i. §2. 84 Death may..render us more expedite in the Pursuit of our true End. 1794 E. Burke On Petition of Unitarians in Wks. (1842) II. 478 A smaller number more expedite, awakened..courageous. 3. a. Of persons: Ready for action; prompt, alert, ready. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready i-radc888 yarec888 i-redec1000 i-redya1175 boundc1175 graith?c1225 aready1250 alreadyc1275 readyc1275 armedc1300 prestc1300 bentc1330 ripec1330 purveyed1435 mature?1440 apt1474 habile1485 in (a) case to (also for)1523 provided1533 in procinct1540 weeping-ripe1548 furnished1553 fit1569 preta1600 expedite1604 predy1613 procinct1618 foreprepared1642 presto1644 apparated1663 (ready) in one's gears1664 fallow1850 standby1893 organized1926 (to be) all set1949 1604 Bp. W. Barlow Summe Conf. at Hampton Court in Phenix I. 148 The king..in points of Divinity shewed himself so expedite and perfect. 1641 S. Marshall et al. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. (1653) xii. 47 The Arians were very expedite in worldly affaires. 1663 R. South Serm. preached Nov. 9, 1662 13 His faculties were quick and expedite. b. Of contrivances, instruments, etc.: Ready for immediate use, conveniently serviceable, handy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > for use yare971 wrought1440 expedite1609 expeditious1749 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xvii. iv. 84 Now adaies a certaine set and expedite number of letters..declareth what~soever mans mind is able to conceive. 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. Pref. §11 If she once had this power..expedite and ready for use. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. vi. §8 The square letters are less operose, more expedite and facile. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iii. ii. xv. 113/2 Several other Contrivances to made the whole more Expedite, for the Use of them that Consulted it. 1792 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 9. 69 Their dress..he wishes to be rendered as expedite as possible. 4. Of an action or process, a means, remedy, etc.: Prompt, speedy, expeditious. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] hiefulc1230 hastyc1330 swift1340 graithfula1400 yedera1400 short1480 speedy1529 expedite1540 quick1548 postingc1553 hasting1566 rushing1694 nimble1707 presto1767 presto change1835 quick-action1887 presto changeo1923 knife-edge1969 light speed1987 1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. xvi^v Tokens of an expedite and easy delyueraunce. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxxi. xvii. 431 Remarkable above the rest, was the profitable and expedite service of Julius. 1635 R. Brathwait tr. M. Silesio Arcadian Princesse 142 A distemper..requisite to have the expeditest cure. 1664 J. Beale in J. Evelyn Pomona in Sylva 29 Plums, their vast store..and their expedite growth. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. viii. §13 This [the writ de nomine replegiando]..is..more effectual and expedite than an Habeas Corpus. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 53 A wrong determination, expedite, is better than a right one, after ten Years Vexation. Derivatives † ˈexpeditely adv. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adverb] > in a state of readiness readilyc1405 expeditely1560 preparedly1609 1560 T. Becon Jewel of Joy in Wks. (Parker Soc.) II. 418 I fear lest my servant doeth not his message expeditely. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. 19 Nature..left his..ears naked, that he may turn them more expeditely for the reception of sounds from every quarter. † ˈexpediteness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > expedition or dispatch speedOE diligence1490 expedition1529 dispatch1570 expedience1597 urgence1612 navity1623 expediteness1635 1635 R. Brathwait tr. M. Silesio Arcadian Princesse ii. 89 The expeditenesse of his cure expressed the infinitenesse of his care. 1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 135 With what alacrity, with what expediteness and uniformity of heart. 1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 240 The readiness and expediteness of their Ministry. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). expeditev. /ˈɛkspɪdʌɪt/ Forms: past participle Middle English expedyte. Etymology: < Latin expedīt- participial stem of expedīre , < ex- (see ex- prefix¹) + ped-em foot. The Latin word etymologically means ‘to free (a person's) feet from fetters’ (the opposite of impedīre : see impede v.), hence, to free from difficulties, to help forward, to get (a work) out of hand, to dispatch, send off, etc. †1. a. transitive. To clear of difficulties; to clear up (confusion); to facilitate (action or movement); to disentangle, untie (a knot). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > make easy or easier favoura1440 easy1556 facilite1585 facilitate1599 facilize1607 accommodate1611 expedite1614 ease1632 smoothen1661 molliate1701 1614 T. Lodge tr. Seneca Of Benefits in tr. Seneca Wks. 1 The Bookes are..confused in order..which a man though circumspect shall hardly expedite. 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A4 To expedite these knots were worthy a learned and memorable Synod. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 36 His [sc. Ethelbert's] Power had Influence even to Humber..which afterward much expedited the passage of the Gospel in England. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 474 A broad way now is pav'd To expedite your glorious march. View more context for this quotation †b. reflexive. To get (oneself) out of difficulties; to extricate, set free. Const. from. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > function without difficulty [verb (reflexive)] > free from difficulties or encumbrances unwind1561 expedite1627 expede1645 depester1685 1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. (1629) 172 Two things I commend to euery one desirous herein to expedite himselfe. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Exeter 272 This active Gentleman had much adoe to expedite himself, and save his life. a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 148 She knows not how to expedite herself from gross Corporeal Phantasms. †c. To get (a person) out of the way; to get rid of, dispatch. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > kill [verb (transitive)] swevec725 quelmeOE slayc893 quelleOE of-falleOE ofslayeOE aquellc950 ayeteeOE spillc950 beliveOE to bring (also do) of (one's) life-dayOE fordoa1000 forfarea1000 asweveOE drepeOE forleseOE martyrOE to do (also i-do, draw) of lifeOE bringc1175 off-quellc1175 quenchc1175 forswelta1225 adeadc1225 to bring of daysc1225 to do to deathc1225 to draw (a person) to deathc1225 murder?c1225 aslayc1275 forferec1275 to lay to ground, to earth (Sc. at eird)c1275 martyrc1300 strangle1303 destroya1325 misdoa1325 killc1330 tailc1330 to take the life of (also fro)c1330 enda1340 to kill to (into, unto) death1362 brittena1375 deadc1374 to ding to deathc1380 mortifya1382 perisha1387 to dight to death1393 colea1400 fella1400 kill out (away, down, up)a1400 to slay up or downa1400 swelta1400 voida1400 deliverc1400 starvec1425 jugylc1440 morta1450 to bring to, on, or upon (one's) bierc1480 to put offc1485 to-slaya1500 to make away with1502 to put (a person or thing) to silencec1503 rida1513 to put downa1525 to hang out of the way1528 dispatch?1529 strikea1535 occidea1538 to firk to death, (out) of lifec1540 to fling to deathc1540 extinct1548 to make out of the way1551 to fet offa1556 to cut offc1565 to make away?1566 occise1575 spoil1578 senda1586 to put away1588 exanimate1593 unmortalize1593 speed1594 unlive1594 execute1597 dislive1598 extinguish1598 to lay along1599 to make hence1605 conclude1606 kill off1607 disanimate1609 feeze1609 to smite, stab in, under the fifth rib1611 to kill dead1615 transporta1616 spatch1616 to take off1619 mactate1623 to make meat of1632 to turn up1642 inanimate1647 pop1649 enecate1657 cadaverate1658 expedite1678 to make dog's meat of1679 to make mincemeat of1709 sluice1749 finisha1753 royna1770 still1778 do1780 deaden1807 deathifyc1810 to lay out1829 cool1833 to use up1833 puckeroo1840 to rub out1840 cadaverize1841 to put under the sod1847 suicide1852 outkill1860 to fix1875 to put under1879 corpse1884 stiffen1888 tip1891 to do away with1899 to take out1900 stretch1902 red-light1906 huff1919 to knock rotten1919 skittle1919 liquidate1924 clip1927 to set over1931 creasea1935 ice1941 lose1942 to put to sleep1942 zap1942 hit1955 to take down1967 wax1968 trash1973 ace1975 1678 Trial Coleman 25 Ashby brought..Treasonable Instructions..to expedite the King by Poison. 2. a. To help forward, hasten the progress of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > further [verb (transitive)] furtherc888 to bring onc1230 advancea1250 speeda1300 nourishc1300 avaunt1393 promotec1433 pasture?a1439 advantage?1459 promove1475 preferc1503 conduce1518 to set forth1528 to set forward(s)1530 to take forth1530 fillip1551 help1559 farther1570 foster1571 shoulder1577 to put forward1579 seconda1586 foment1596 hearten1598 to put on1604 fomentate1613 succeed1613 expeditea1618 producea1618 maturate1623 cultivate1641 encourage1677 push1693 forward1780 progress1780 admove1839 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)] > cause to be done rapidly speed1390 expeditea1618 mature1660 fast-track1971 a1618 W. Raleigh Life & Death Mahomet (1637) 62 Which hee doubted not would expedite his desires. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iv. 191 When a Royal Family is once falling, all things conduce to expedite their destruction. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. vii. 275 But expedite ye at the dawn of day My safe return. 1828 Moore's Pract. Navigator (ed. 20) 40 It will greatly expedite the working the proportions..if..all the statings be first made. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 550 The Speaker..received from the City a thousand guineas for expediting a local bill. 1872 H. Macmillan True Vine iii. 122 Nature..expedites the process of flowering and seeding. b. intransitive. To push on with speed (in travelling). ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > go on a journey > push on with speed expedite1596 to freshen (one's) way1790 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xi. lxvii. 283 And thence, to expedite for Ob, his Labours did reuiue. 3. To perform quickly; to ‘get out of hand’, dispatch, accomplish. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > quickly expedite1471 depeach1483 dispatchc1515 dispeed1626 to polish off1827 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)] deliverc1400 expedite1471 dispatchc1515 jumpa1616 to make wash-work with1637 rattlea1766 to knock off1817 rustle1844 reel1870 zip1891 rush1893 fast forward1982 1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy vii, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 169 In few words yt wylbe expedyte. 1618 Sir L. Cranfield in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 61 I have signified his Majesties pleasure..which wee will expedite. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 96 The Virgin Mary..is pretended to have shewed her self..to Egwin, Bishop of Worcester, prompting him to expedite a Structure therein. 1698 Mem. E. Ludlow (1751) I. 139 The Earl of Ormond..being willing..to expedite that service, accepted their invitation. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §116 A place..less capable of expediting my orders. 1802 E. Forster tr. Arabian Nights IV. 371 We will..expedite her business. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. iv. i. 293 Such is my wish: dare thou to expedite it! 4. a. To send out, issue officially (a document, etc.); to dispatch (a message). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > [verb (transitive)] > issue officially expede1558 expeditea1626 to make forth1640 a1626 F. Bacon New Atlantis (1635) iii. 149 Though such charters be expedited of course. 1648 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 10 A positive answer to be expedited within fifteen days. 1753 tr. Voltaire Micromegas 232 All the public acts were expedited in that [Norman] language. 1815 F. Burney Jrnl. in Jrnls & Lett. (1980) VIII. 396 Thither, also, I expedited a Letter, under cover to the Duc. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. iii. iii. 527 The instruments of government to be expedited. 1852 A. Jameson Legends Madonna 51 When the Bull of Paul V. was formally expedited. b. transferred. To send out (†an army, munitions of war); to dispatch (a courier). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > sending > send [verb (transitive)] > send off or dispatch fusea1000 asendc1000 senda1122 depeach1483 dispatch1517 despeche1531 shoot1542 to send away1600 dispeed1603 expedite1606 despeed1611 to send off1667 society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > cause to be conveyed or send > by express dispatch1517 expedite1606 express1716 1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xvi. ci. 398 Hee To expedite against Prince Rees an Armie did decree. 1694 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) III. 347 Orders are sent to the Tower to expedite 10,000 bombs and 10,000 carcasses to the lord Berkly. 1874 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. X. xii. 277 A Russian courier was expedited to Stockholm. Derivatives ˈexpediter n. ΚΠ 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Oct. 1/3 Expediter of the business of the House. ˈexpediting n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > [noun] workingOE executionc1374 performinga1425 expedition1445 executing1480 administration1483 performancec1487 performation1504 handiworka1513 performent1527 dispatchment1529 depeaching1540 exploit1548 depeach?a1562 dispatchinga1564 dispatch1581 acting1598 outbearing1605 peraction1623 expediting1643 implement1754 solutiona1859 out-carrying1869 actuation1875 the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > making easy > freeing from difficulty or perplexity expediting1643 extrication1650 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > expedition or dispatch > action of performing quickly expediting1643 fast-tracking1979 1643 T. Case Quarrell of Covenant 99 Thou hast not grace enough..for the expediting thy self out of the next difficulty. 1678 Spanish Hist. 169 For the more diligent expediting of this, it would be convenient [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1540v.1471
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