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/ɛksˈpɛdɪteɪt/ · verb
(UK, obsolete, transitive, law, forest law) To deprive of the claws or the balls of the forefeet..
They expeditated the dogs, to stop them chasing deer.
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Expeditate means (UK, obsolete, transitive, law, forest law) To deprive of the claws or the balls of the forefeet..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They expeditated the dogs, to stop them chasing deer.
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