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Latin
Etymology
From ex- (“out of”) + pēs, pedis (“feet”) + -iō.
Pronunciation
Verb
expediō (present infinitive expedīre, perfect active expedīvī or expediī, supine expedītum); fourth conjugation
- to free feet from snares; unfasten fetters; lose the shackles
- to loosen restraints, unchain, set free, liberate, release
- to unwind, untangle, untie, unwrap; disconnect, detach, extricate from entanglements
- to remove impediments, clear obstacles; hasten, expedite a process
- to make ready; prepare, develop, produce
- to carry out, make happen, effect; arrange, settle a matter
- to carry forth, bring forward; send out, dispatch, expedite
- to procure or obtain
- to be profitable, serviceable, advantageous, expedient
Conjugation
Conjugation of expediō (fourth conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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expediō
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expedīs
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expedit
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expedīmus
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expedītis
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expediunt
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imperfect
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expediēbam
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expediēbās
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expediēbat
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expediēbāmus
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expediēbātis
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expediēbant
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future
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expediam
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expediēs
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expediet
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expediēmus
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expediētis
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expedient
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perfect
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expedīvī, expediī
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expedīvistī, expediistī
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expedīvit, expediit
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expedīvimus, expediimus
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expedīvistis, expediistis
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expedīvērunt, expedīvēre, expediērunt, expediēre
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pluperfect
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expedīveram, expedieram
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expedīverās, expedierās
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expedīverat, expedierat
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expedīverāmus, expedierāmus
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expedīverātis, expedierātis
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expedīverant, expedierant
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future perfect
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expedīverō, expedierō
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expedīveris, expedieris
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expedīverit, expedierit
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expedīverimus, expedierimus
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expedīveritis, expedieritis
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expedīverint, expedierint
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passive
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present
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expedior
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expedīris, expedīre
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expedītur
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expedīmur
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expedīminī
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expediuntur
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imperfect
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expediēbar
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expediēbāris, expediēbāre
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expediēbātur
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expediēbāmur
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expediēbāminī
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expediēbantur
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future
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expediar
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expediēris, expediēre
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expediētur
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expediēmur
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expediēminī
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expedientur
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perfect
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expedītus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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expedītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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expedītus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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expediam
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expediās
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expediat
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expediāmus
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expediātis
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expediant
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imperfect
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expedīrem
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expedīrēs
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expedīret
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expedīrēmus
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expedīrētis
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expedīrent
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perfect
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expedīverim, expedierim
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expedīverīs, expedierīs
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expedīverit, expedierit
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expedīverīmus, expedierīmus
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expedīverītis, expedierītis
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expedīverint, expedierint
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pluperfect
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expedīvissem, expediissem
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expedīvissēs, expediissēs
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expedīvisset, expediisset
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expedīvissēmus, expediissēmus
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expedīvissētis, expediissētis
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expedīvissent, expediissent
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passive
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present
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expediar
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expediāris, expediāre
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expediātur
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expediāmur
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expediāminī
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expediantur
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imperfect
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expedīrer
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expedīrēris, expedīrēre
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expedīrētur
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expedīrēmur
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expedīrēminī
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expedīrentur
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perfect
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expedītus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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expedītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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expedī
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—
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—
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expedīte
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—
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future
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—
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expedītō
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expedītō
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—
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expedītōte
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expediuntō
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passive
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present
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—
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expedīre
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—
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—
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expedīminī
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—
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future
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—
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expedītor
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expedītor
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—
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—
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expediuntor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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expedīre
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expedīvisse, expediisse
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expedītūrum esse
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expedīrī, expedīrier1
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expedītum esse
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expedītum īrī
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participles
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expediēns
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—
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expedītūrus
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—
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expedītus
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expediendus, expediundus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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expediendī
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expediendō
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expediendum
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expediendō
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expedītum
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expedītū
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1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Descendants
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
- expedio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 628.
- expedio in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2573
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (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 , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “expedite”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.