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festinate

fes·ti·nate

UK/ˈfɛstɪnət/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

act or move at high speed

  • “We have to rush!”
  • “hurry--it”
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Origin

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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