expeditate

[ ek-sped-i-teyt ]
/ ɛkˈspɛd ɪˌteɪt /

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.

Origin of expeditate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM expeditate

ex·ped·i·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby expeditate

expectoration, expediate, expediency, expedient, expediential, expeditate, expedite, expediter, expedition, expeditionary, expeditious