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FESTINATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Act or move at high speed

Example:

hurry--it's late!

Synonyms:

festinate; hasten; hurry; look sharp; rush

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "festinate" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

festination (involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease))

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