1. (v.) To speed up; to hasten; to free of impediment\.

2. (a.) Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt.

3. (v. t.) To relieve of impediments; to facilitate; to accelerate the process or progress of; to hasten; to quicken; as, to expedite the growth of plants.

4. (v. t.) To dispatch; to send forth; to issue officially.

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