The Word of the Day podcast for May 23rd.
Today's word is expedite, spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-T-E.
Expedite is a verb.
To expedite something is to cause it to happen faster.
Here's the word used in a sentence from NOLA.com.
The new task force is required to submit an initial report
in 60 days and final report in 90 days with recommendations to simplify, improve, and expedite hiring.
Need someone to do something in a hurry?
You can tell that person to step on it, or you can tell them to expedite it.
Figurative feet are involved in both cases, though less obviously in the second choice.
Expedite comes from the Latin verb expedire, meaning to free from entanglement or difficulty.
The feet come in at the word's root.
It traces back to the Latin ped, P-E-D, or pes, meaning foot.
Expedient and expedition also stepped into English by way of expedire.
With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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