v. t. [ LL. expeditatus, p. p. of expeditare to expeditate; ex out + pes, pedis, foot. ] (Eng. Forest Laws) To deprive of the claws or the balls of the fore feet;
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. ]
To make the way plain and expedite. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nimble and expedite . . . in its operation. Tollotson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
To expedite your glorious march. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Such charters be expedited of course. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In expedite manner; expeditiously. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality of being expedite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. expeditio: cf.F. expédition. ]
With winged expedition [ 1913 Webster ]
Swift as the lightning glance. &unr_; [ 1913 Webster ]
Putting it straight in expedition. &unr_; [ 1913 Webster ]
The expedition miserably failed. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains. J. C. Fremont. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to an expedition;
n. One who goes upon an expedition. [ R ]. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily;
a. [ Cf. F. expéditif. ] Performing with speed. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An investigation searching for evidence of wrongdoing, with no credible evidence of such wrongdoing available at the outset of the investigation, and often without specifying in advance the wrongdoing to be proven. [ metaphorical ] [ PJC ]