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expeditate

[ek-sped-i-teyt]

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verb (used with object), ex·ped·i·tat·ed, ex·ped·i·tat·ing.

to cut off the pads or claws of (an animal, especially a dog) in order to inhibit deer chasing.

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Origin:
1495–1505; < Medieval Latin expeditātus (past participle of expeditāre), equivalent to Latin ex- ex-¹ + pedit- (stem of pedes) one who goes on foot + -ātus -ate¹

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ex·ped·i·ta·tion, noun

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