# festinate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfɛs.tɪˌneɪt/

## Definitions
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).

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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