festinate

2 definitions found

festinate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Festinate \Fes"ti*nate\, a. [L. festinatus, p. p. of festinare
     to hasten.]
     Hasty; hurried. [Obs.] -- Fes"ti*nate*ly, adv. [Obs.]
     --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

festinate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  festinate
      v 1: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's
           late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp,
           festinate]