To free from fetters or shackles; to liberate or unshackle (very archaic or obsolete).
From Latin 'expeditatus' (unshackled), the past participle of 'expeditare,' a frequentative form of 'expedire.' This word preserves the original literal meaning of freeing one's feet.
This nearly extinct word shows the journey of 'expedite' from literal (removing chains from feet) to metaphorical (speeding up work)—it's a word-history lesson in a single entry.
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