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festinate definition

fes·ti·nate (fes′tə nāt′; for adj., -nit)

transitive verb, intransitive verb festinated -·nat′·ed, festinating -·nat′·ing

to hurry; speed

Etymology: < L festinatus, pp. of festinare, to hurry < IE base *bheres, quick > MIr bras, swift

adjective

hurried

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