expediere
Dictionary entries
- Entry →expedio, expedire, expedivi, expeditus:
Verb · 4th conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
disengage, loose, set free; be expedient; procure, obtain, make ready;
pl. perf. act. ind. 3rd - Entry →expedio, expedire, expedivi, expeditus:
Verb · 4th conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
disengage, loose, set free; be expedient; procure, obtain, make ready;
sg. fut. pass. ind. 2nd - —
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
Examples
- T
Liber XLII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...turba saeuientibus. uix ab incondito agmine captiuorum expedierant sese, cum regio agmini perculsisque equitibus occurrunt. ibi uero clamor..." - T
Liber XXXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...adpropinquare. itaque priusquam in conspectum uenirent, equos armaque expedierant; nec mora, ubi primum hostem uidere, concurrendi facta..." - P
Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...navibus quae Agrippinam vehebant, utrimque infensi arma primo expediere: dein mutua formidine non ultra iurgium processum est, Marsusque..."