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Definition of expedite verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define expediate. expediate synonyms, expediate pronunciation, expediate translation, English dictionary definition of expediate. tr.v. ex·pe·di·at·ed , ex·pe·di·at·ing , ex·pe·di·ates To expedite.
expedite: [verb] to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up.
The earliest known use of the verb expediate is in the early 1600s.. OED's earliest evidence for expediate is from 1605, in the writing of Edwin Sandys, politician and colonial entrepreneur.
Due to an error, this word was spelled wrong when someone copied a dictionary by hand. As a result, expediate has remained in various dictionaries ever since. Nowadays, it is a synonym of expedite. The government wants to expediate certain energy and climate programs. Nevertheless, to expedite is still the preferred variant across many dialects.
Expediate definition: To expedite. Origin of Expediate Alteration (probably influenced by –ate) of expedite. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Definition of expedite verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
