expediate

transitive verb

ex·​pe·​di·​ate

ikˈspēdēˌāt,

ek-

-ed/-ing/-s

: expedite

fires had been lighted in the grate beneath the climbing boy in order to expediate his efforts

—Ireland's Magazine

Word History

Etymology

by alteration (influence of -ate)

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