expedites

Meaning of expedites

verb, 3rd person present
  1. make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
    he promised to expedite economic reforms

late 15th century (in the sense ‘perform quickly’): from Latin expedire ‘extricate (originally by freeing the feet), put in order’, from ex- ‘out’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’.

Information about expedites

Hyphenation of expedites

ex-pe-dites

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • expedites is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

expedites synonyms

Meaning increase in rate, amount, or extent:

accelerate

Meaning move or act with great haste:

hurry

Meaning cause (something, especially something undesirable) to happen sooner than it otherwise would:

hasten

Meaning make or become faster or quicker:

quicken

Meaning cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely:

precipitate

Meaning move with urgent haste:

rush

Meaning move forwards in a purposeful way:

advance

Meaning make (an action or process) easy or easier:

facilitate

Meaning make (something) happen more easily; facilitate:

ease

Meaning help the progress or development of (something); promote:

further

Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:

promote

Meaning promote or encourage (something):

aid

Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:

push

Meaning move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:

press

Meaning help to advance (something); promote:

forward

Meaning help or encourage (something) to increase or improve:

boost

Meaning raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system):

stimulate

Meaning deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently:

dispatch

expedites antonyms

Meaning make (someone or something) late or slow:

delay

Meaning make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen:

hinder

Words that rhyme with expedites

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