v .
to speed up or ease the progress of 일을 쉽게 하거나 진행을 빠르게 하다, 촉진시키다

• The post office _____d mail delivery by hiring more letter carriers.
• The lawyer _____d the progress of our case through the courts by bribing a few judges.
  변호사는 몇몇 판사에게 뇌물을 주는 방법으로 우리 재판진행을 진척시켰다.
• Our wait for a table was _____d by a waiter who mistook Angela for a movie star.