Definition
To free from fetters or shackles; to liberate or unshackle (very archaic or obsolete).
Etymology
From Latin 'expeditatus' (unshackled), the past participle of 'expeditare,' a frequentative form of 'expedire.' This word preserves the original literal meaning of freeing one's feet.
Kelly Says
This nearly extinct word shows the journey of 'expedite' from literal (removing chains from feet) to metaphorical (speeding up work)—it's a word-history lesson in a single entry.
Translations
BNবাংলা
পরিচালনা
pori-chal-na
CACatalà
accelerar
ak-sel-e-rar
CSČeština
urychlit
oo-reeh-klit
DADansk
accelerere
ak-sel-er-eh-reh
DEDeutsch
beschleunigen
be-shlohn-ee-gen
ELΕλληνικά
ταχύνω
tah-khoo-no
ESEspañol
expedir
ehk-spEE-dee-r
FAفارسی
سریع کردن
se-ree-e kar-dan
FISuomi
kiihtyä
khee-hty-ah
FRFrançais
accélérer
ak-seh-le-RAY
HIहिन्दी
तेज करना
teh-j karna
HUMagyar
gyorsítani
gyors-i-tee-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
mempercepat
memper-cep-at
ITItaliano
accelerare
ahk-sel-eh-rah-reh
JA日本語
迅速にする
スニゅうにす (sun'yuu ni suru)
KO한국어
신속하게 하다
신속하게 하다 (sin-sok-ha-ge ha-da)
MSBahasa Melayu
merisakan
me-ri-sa-kan
NLNederlands
versnellen
ver-shnel-len
NONorsk
akselerere
ak-sel-e-reh
PLPolski
przyspieszyć
przyspieszyc
PTPortuguês
agilizar
ah-jee-lee-zar
RORomână
accelera
ahk-sel-eh-rah
RUРусский
ускорить
uskori-t'
SVSvenska
accelerera
ak-sel-er-ah
SWKiswahili
harakati
ha-ra-ka-ti
TRTürkçe
hızlandırmak
hiz-lan-dir-mak
UKУкраїнська
прискорити
prys-koo-ri-ty
URاردو
تیز کرنا
teez karna
VITiếng Việt
nhanh chóng
nhah chong