Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expeditate

/ɛksˈpɛdɪteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pe-d-i-tate
IPA: /ɛksˈpɛdɪteɪt/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

British usage; Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

expeditates (present, singular) expeditating (participle, present) expeditated (participle, past) expeditated (past)

Derived Forms

unexpeditated

Questions

How do you pronounce expeditate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛksˈpɛdɪteɪt/.
What does expeditate mean?: To deprive of the claws or the balls of the forefeet.
Where does expeditate come from?: From Latin expeditatus, past participle of expeditare (“to expeditate”), from ex (“out”) + ped- (“foot”).

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