Part 4058

<hw>Ex*pe"di*ent</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.</def>

<blockquote>What sure <b>expedient</b> than shall Juno find, To calm her fears and ease her boding mind? <i>Philips.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Means devised in an exigency; shift.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Shift; contrivance; resource; substitute.</syn>

<h1>Expediential</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*pe`di*en"tial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. Governed by expediency; seeking advantage; as an <i>expediential</i> policy. "Calculating, <i>expediential</i> understanding." <i>Hare.</i></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ex*pe`di*en"tial*ly</wf> , <tt>adv.</tt> <tt><?/.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Expediently</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*pe"di*ent*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In an expedient manner; fitly; suitably; conveniently.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>With expedition; quickly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Expediment</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*ped"i*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <def>An expedient.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>A like <b>expediment</b> to remove discontent. <i>Barrow.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Expeditate</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*ped"i*tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>expeditatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>expeditare</ets> to expeditate; <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Forest Laws)</fld> <def>To deprive of the claws or the balls of the fore feet; <as>as, to <ex>expeditate</ex> a dog that he may not chase deer</as>.</def>

<h1>Expedite</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex"pe*dite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>expeditus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>expedire</ets> to free one caught by the foot, to extricate, set free, bring forward, make ready; <ets>ex</ets> out + pes, prdis, t. See <er>Foot</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Free of impediment; unimpeded.</def>

<blockquote>To make the way plain and <b>expedite</b>. <i>Hooker.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt.</def>

<blockquote>Nimble and <b>expedite</b> . . . in its operation. <i>Tollotson.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Speech is a very short and <b>expedite</b> way of conveying their thoughts. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Expedite</h1> <Xpage=523>

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

<blockquote>To <b>expedite</b> your glorious march. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To despatch; to send forth; to issue officially.</def>

<blockquote>Such charters be <b>expedited</b> of course. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Expeditely</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex"pe*dite`ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In expedite manner; expeditiously.</def>

<h1>Expediteness</h1> <Xpage=523>