English Explanatory Dictionary

festinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
  2. To hurry, make haste.
  3. To accelerate, quicken, hasten, hurry (something or someone).
adj
  1. Hurried, hasty.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛs.tɪˌneɪt/ en-us-festinate.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-festinate.wav /ˈfɛstɪnət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-festinate2.wav

Word forms

festinate festinates festinating festinated more festinate most festinate

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).

Derived words

festinately
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