| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To deprive of the claws or the balls of the fore feet; as, to expeditate a dog that he may not chase deer.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: expeditating, expeditated, expeditates, expeditater, expeditaters, expeditatingly and expeditatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXPEDITATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Expeditate \Ex*ped"i*tate\, transitive verb. [from Late Latin expression expeditatus, past participle of expeditare to expeditate; ex out pes, pedis, foot.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXPEDITATE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] In the forest laws of England, to cut out the balls or claws of a dog's fore feet, for the preservation of the king's game. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
