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expeditate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɛksˈpɛdɪteɪt/
  • rhymes with -ɛdɪteɪt

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verb

Meaning 1

To deprive of the claws or the balls of the forefeet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, obsolete, transitive

Qualifier: forest law

Topics: law

Examples

  • They expeditated the dogs, to stop them chasing deer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin expeditatus, past participle of expeditare (“to expeditate”), from ex (“out”) + ped- (“foot”).