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fes⋅ti⋅nate
/
v.
ˈfɛs
təˌneɪt
;
adj.
ˈfɛs
təˌneɪt
,
-nɪt
/
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[
v.
fes
-t
uh
-neyt
;
adj.
fes
-t
uh
-neyt
,
-nit
]
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-nat⋅ed,
-nat⋅ing,
adjective
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to hurry; hasten.
–adjective
2.
hurried.
Origin:
1595–1605;
< L
festīnātus
hurried, ptp. of
festināre;
see
-ate
1
Related forms:
fes⋅ti⋅nate⋅ly,
adverb
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fes·ti·nate
(fěs'tə-nĭt)
adj. Hasty.
intr.v. (-nāt')
fes·ti·nat·ed
,
fes·ti·nat·ing
,
fes·ti·nates
To hasten.
[Latin
festinātus
, past participle of
festināre
,
to hasten
.]
fes'ti·nate·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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