festinate
[ verb fes-tuh-neyt; adjective fes-tuh-neyt, -nit ]
/ verb ˈfɛs təˌneɪt; adjective ˈfɛs təˌneɪt, -nɪt /
verb (used with or without object), fes·ti·nat·ed, fes·ti·nat·ing.
to hurry; hasten.
adjective
QUIZZES
WHO SAID IT: A QUIZ ON PRESIDENTIAL WIT AND WISDOM
Think you know your presidents? Take this quiz and see if you can match the style, wit, and ideology of these memorable lines to the right POTUS.
Question 1 of 9
“I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right. I do believe that right makes might and that if I am wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference.”
Origin of festinate
OTHER WORDS FROM festinate
fes·ti·nate·ly, adverbWords nearby festinate
festa, festal, fester, festina lente, festinant, festinate, festination, festival, Festival Hall, festive, festive season
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020