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expedite

 
Dictionary: ex·pe·dite   (ĕk'spĭ-dīt') pronunciation
tr.v., -dit·ed, -dit·ing, -dites.
  1. To speed up the progress of; accelerate.
  2. To execute quickly and efficiently: was trusted to expedite the directives of the board.
  3. To issue officially; dispatch.

[Latin expedīre, expedīt-, to free from entanglements, make ready.]

expediter ex'pe·dit'er or ex'pe·di'tor n.

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verb

  1. To make less difficult: ease, facilitate. Idioms: clearpreparethe way for, grease the wheels, open the doorforto. See easy/hard.
  2. To increase the speed of: accelerate, hasten, hurry, hustle, quicken, speed (up), step up. See fast/slow/velocity.

Antonyms: expedite
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v

Definition: make happen faster
Antonyms: block, cease, check, delay, halt, hinder, slow, stop


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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: speed up the progress of; facilitate
  Synonym: hasten

Meaning #2: process fast and efficiently


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fremskynde, få fra hånden

Nederlands (Dutch)
verhaasten, uitvaardigen, meteen uitvoeren, vlug afmaken

Français (French)
v. tr. - précipiter, accélérer (une procédure), hâter, activer, pousser (un marché), expédier (une livraison) (arch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - beschleunigen, vorantreiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επισπεύδω, επιταχύνω, ξαποστέλλω

Italiano (Italian)
accelerare, sbrigare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - expedir, aviar, despachar

Русский (Russian)
ускорять, быстро выполнять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - precipitar, acelerar, apresurar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - påskynda, expediera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
加快, 派出, 促进

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 加快, 派出, 促進

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 서두르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - はかどらせる, 促進する, 手早く片づける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعجل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החיש, קידם, זירז‬


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