expeditate

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/ɛksˈpɛdɪteɪt/

verb

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

“They expeditated the dogs, to stop them chasing deer.”

OriginLatin expeditatus →
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Meanings

verbexpeditate (third-person singular simple present expeditates, present participle expeditating, simple past and past participle expeditated)

present singular third person expeditates · participle present expeditating · participle past expeditated · past expeditated

  1. UKobsoletetransitiveforest lawlawTo deprive of the claws or the balls of the forefeet.

    They expeditated the dogs, to stop them chasing deer.

Origin

  1. Latinexpeditatus
  2. Englishexpeditate

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

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APA

expeditate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expeditate

MLA

“expeditate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expeditate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expeditate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expeditate.

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