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Expedite vs Usurp - What's the difference?

expedite | usurp |

As verbs the difference between expedite and usurp

is that expedite is to accelerate the progress of while usurp is to seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.

As an adjective expedite

is free of impediment; unimpeded.

expedite

English

Verb

(expedit)
  • To accelerate the progress of.
  • He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
  • To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
  • Antonyms

    * impede * slow down

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Free of impediment; unimpeded.
  • * Hooker
  • to make the way plain and expedite
  • Expeditious; quick; prompt.
  • * Tillotson
  • nimble and expedite in its operation
  • * John Locke
  • Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts.
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    usurp

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
  • To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
  • (obsolete) To make use of.
  • * 1662 , , Appendix, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 149:
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