What does "festinate" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "festinate"?

Common synonyms include: bundle, bustle, chase, crowd, cursory, dash.

How do you pronounce "festinate"?

Pronounced //ˈfɛs.tɪˌneɪt//.

Festinate

//ˈfɛs.tɪˌneɪt// adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
2
act at high speed wordnet
3
To hurry, make haste. intransitive
4
To accelerate, quicken, hasten, hurry (something or someone). transitive

Adjective

1
Hurried, hasty. obsolete
"Advise the Duke where you are going, to a most festinate preparation."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bundle bustle chase crowd cursory dash

Example

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"Advise the Duke where you are going, to a most festinate preparation."

Etymology

First attested in 1556; Borrowed from Latin festīnātus, perfect passive participle of festīnō (“to hurry”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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