FESTINATE

rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate

(verb) act or move at high speed; “We have to rush!”; “hurry--it’s late!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

festinate (third-person singular simple present festinates, present participle festinating, simple past and past participle festinated)

(medicine) To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.

(obsolete) To hurry.

Adjective

festinate (comparative more festinate, superlative most festinate)

(obsolete) Hurried, hasty.

Source: Wiktionary


Fes"ti*nate, a. Etym: [L. festinatus, p.p. of festinare to hasten.]

Definition: Hasty; hurried. [Obs.] -- Fes"ti*nate*ly, adv. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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