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festinate

[ verb fes-tuh-neyt; adjective fes-tuh-neyt, -nit ]
/ verb ˈfɛs təˌneɪt; adjective ˈfɛs təˌneɪt, -nɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), fes·ti·nat·ed, fes·ti·nat·ing.

to hurry; hasten.

adjective

hurried.

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RELATED WORDS

sail, dash, whiz, sprint, speed, quicken, zip, flash, hustle, shoot, run, dart, bolt, hurry, fly, whisk, tear, zoom, scurry, race

Nearby words

  1. festal,
  2. festally,
  3. fester,
  4. festina lente,
  5. festinant,
  6. festinately,
  7. festination,
  8. festival,
  9. festival hall,
  10. festive

Origin of festinate

1595–1605; < Latin festīnātus hurried, past participle of festināre; see -ate1
Related formsfes·ti·nate·ly, adverb
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