festinate

[fes-tuh-neyt, fes-tuh-neyt, -nit] / ˈfɛs təˌneɪt, ˈfɛs təˌneɪt, -nɪt /

VERB

rush

Synonyms

STRONG

barrel bolt bustle dart dash flash fly hasten hurry hustle quicken race run sail scoot scramble scurry shoot speed sprint tear whisk whiz zip zoom

WEAK

get a move on get cracking go like lightning go like the wind haste make haste make time run like the wind shake a leg

Antonyms

STRONG

dally dawdle decelerate delay halt procrastinate rest slow stay wait walk

Example Sentences

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OTT: Gentlemen, my princess says you shall have all her silver dishes, festinate: and she's gone to alter her tire a little, and go with you— CLER: And yourself too, captain Otter?

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Jonson, Ben

Aduice the Duke where you are going, to a most festinate preparation: we are bound to the like.

From King Lear by Shakespeare, William

Went to the Saloon, but it immediately adjourned, on the motion of Mr. Theodore Stuke, to enable the Lady Members to festinate to the Congress.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872 by Various

Advise the duke where you are going, to a most festinate preparation: we are bound to the like.

From King Lear by Shakespeare, William