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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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