Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

festinate

/ˈfɛs.tɪˌneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fes-ti-nate
IPA: /ˈfɛs.tɪˌneɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.

verb

To hurry, make haste.

Intransitive verb

verb

To accelerate, quicken, hasten, hurry (something or someone).

Transitive verb

adj

Hurried, hasty.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Advise the Duke where you are going, to a most festinate preparation."

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).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1556

Usage

Inflected Forms

festinates (present, singular) festinating (participle, present) festinated (participle, past) festinated (past) more festinate (comparative) most festinate (superlative)

Derived Forms

festinately

Synonyms

rush hasten hurry look sharp

Questions

How do you pronounce festinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛs.tɪˌneɪt/.
What does festinate mean?: To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
Where does festinate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1556.

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