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1festinate
verb fes·ti·nate \ˈfes-tə-ˌnāt\
fes·ti·nat·edfes·ti·nat·ing
Definition of FESTINATE
: hasten
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First Known Use of FESTINATE
1596
Rhymes with FESTINATE
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2festinate
adjective fes·ti·nate \-nət, -ˌnāt\
Definition of FESTINATE
: hasty <a most festinate preparation — Shakespeare>
— fes·ti·nate·ly adverb
Origin of FESTINATE
Latin festinatus, past participle of festinare to hasten; perhaps akin to Middle Irish bras forceful, Welsh brys haste
First Known Use: 1605
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