| Back | festinate /verb: FES-tuh-nayt, adjective: -nayt, -nit/ |
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| Front | verb tr., intr. To hurry or hasten. adjective Hurried or hasty. [From Latin festinare (to hasten). Earliest documented use: 1616.] “We will not delay discussing the budget, but will not festinate it either.” - Commission to Accelerate; Dominican Today (Santo Domingo); Dec 30, 2005. |
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