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   Ex·pe·dite

   /ˈekspəˌdīt/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly: "he promised to expedite economic reforms"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘perform quickly’): from Latin expedire ‘extricate (originally by freeing the feet), put in order’, from ex- ‘out’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. expediter noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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