Latin

Verb

expediō ‎(present infinitive expedīre, perfect active expedīvī, supine expedītum); fourth conjugation

1. I bring forward, I dispatch, I expedite.
2. I procure or obtain
3. I am profitable, serviceable, advantageous, expedient.

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References

• expedio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• expedio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “expedio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to effect a person's deliverance: salutem expedire
    
  • to arrange, settle a matter: negotium conficere, expedire, transigere
    
  • to make ready for battle: arma expedire (Tusc. 2. 16. 37)
    
  • to clear for action: navem expedire
    
• expede in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• “expedite” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).