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expedite
English
Etymology
From Latin exped?tus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expedi? (“bring forward, set right”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??k.sp??da?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /??k.sp??da?t/
Verb
expedite (third-person singular simple present expedites, present participle expediting, simple past and past participle expedited)
- (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
- (transitive) To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
Antonyms
- impede
- slow down
Related terms
- expede (obsolete)
- expedience
- expediency
- expedient
- expedition
- expediter
- expeditious
- expeditiously
Translations
Adjective
expedite (comparative more expedite, superlative most expedite)
- Free of impediment; unimpeded.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- to make the way plain and expedite
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Expeditious; quick; prompt.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Advantages of Religion to particular Persons
- nimble and expedite […] in its operation
- speech in general […] is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts one to another
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Advantages of Religion to particular Persons
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “expedite”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Latin
Etymology
From exped?tus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expedi? (“liberate, free”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ek.spe?di?.te?/, [?ks?p??d?i?t?e?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ek.spe?di.te/, [?ksp??d?i?t??]
Adverb
exped?t? (comparative exped?tius, superlative exped?tissim?)
- freely, without impediment.
- readily, promptly, quickly
Related terms
- expedi?
- exped?tus
References
- expedite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- expedite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- expedite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
Verb
expedite
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of expeditar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of expeditar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of expeditar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of expeditar.
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finish
English
Etymology
From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin f?n?re, present active infinitive of f?ni?.
Pronunciation
- enPR: f?n'?sh, IPA(key): /?f?n??/
- Homophone: Finnish
Noun
finish (plural finishes)
- An end; the end of anything.
- A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
- The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
- A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
- (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
Translations
Verb
finish (third-person singular simple present finishes, present participle finishing, simple past and past participle finished)
- (transitive) To complete (something).
- (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
- (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
- (intransitive) To come to an end.
- (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
- These rumours could finish your career.
- (intransitive) To reach orgasm.
Usage notes
- (transitive, to complete): This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the -ing form). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Antonyms
- (to complete): initiate, begin, start
Derived terms
- nice guys finish last
Translations
Related terms
- finish line
- finishing school
Anagrams
- fishin'
Danish
Etymology
From English finish.
Noun
finish c (singular definite finishen, not used in plural form)
- (the appearance after) fine-tuning, finishing touch
- finish (a spectacular end in a race or a competition)
Further reading
- “finish” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?.n??/
- Hyphenation: fi?nish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English finish.
Noun
finish m (uncountable)
- finish; end
Derived terms
- finishlijn
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
finish
- first-person singular present indicative of finishen
- imperative of finishen
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