expedite
121expedient — (adj.) late 14c., advantageous, fit, proper, from O.Fr. expedient (14c.) or directly from L. expedientem (nom. expediens) beneficial, prp. of expedire make fit or ready, prepare (see EXPEDITE (Cf. expedite)). The noun meaning a device adopted in… …
122expedition — early 15c., military campaign; the act of rapidly setting forth, from M.Fr. expédition (13c.) and directly from L. expeditionem (nom. expeditio), noun of action from pp. stem of expidere (see EXPEDITE (Cf. expedite)). Meaning journey for some… …
123expeditious — late 15c., expedycius useful, fitting, from L. expeditus disengaged, ready, prompt, pp. of expidere (see EXPEDITE (Cf. expedite)). Meaning speedy is from 1590s. Related: Expeditiously; expeditiousness …
124speed — /spid / (say speed) noun 1. rapidity in moving, going, travelling, or any proceeding or performance; swiftness; celerity. 2. the ratio of the distance covered by a moving body to the time taken. 3. the speed that can be generated by a particular… …
125expedition — [15] The Latin verb expedīre originally had the rather mundane meaning ‘free one’s feet’ – from a snare, for example It was formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and pēs ‘foot’ (source of English pedal, pedestrian, etc and related to English foot). Its …
126Accelerate — Ac*cel er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accelerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accelerating}.] [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See {Celerity}.] 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the… …
127Accelerated — Accelerate Ac*cel er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accelerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accelerating}.] [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See {Celerity}.] 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to… …
128Accelerated motion — Accelerate Ac*cel er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accelerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accelerating}.] [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See {Celerity}.] 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to… …
