Part 921

To make the way plain and expedite.

Hooker.

2. Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt.

Nimble and expedite . . . in its operation.

Tollotson.

Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts.

Locke.

Ex"pe*dite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expedited (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Expediting (?).] 1. To relieve of impediments; to facilitate; to accelerate the process or progress of; to hasten; to quicken; as, to expedite the growth of plants.

To expedite your glorious march.

Milton.

2. To despatch; to send forth; to issue officially.

Such charters be expedited of course.

Bacon.

Ex"pe*dite`ly (?), adv. In expedite manner; expeditiously.

Ex"pe*dite`ness, n. Quality of being expedite.

Ex`pe*di"tion (?), n. [L. expeditio: cf.F. expédition.] 1. The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.

With winged expedition

Swift as the lightning glance. &?;

2. A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress.

Putting it straight in expedition. &?;

3. An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making such excursion.

The expedition miserably failed.

Prescott.

Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains.

J. C. Fremont.

Ex`pe*di"tion*a*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to an expedition; as, an expeditionary force.

Ex`pe*di"tion*ist, n. One who goes upon an expedition. .

Ex`pe*di"tious (?), a. Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily; as, an expeditious march or messenger. -- Ex`pe*di"tious*ly, adv. -- Ex`pe*di"tious*ness, n.