Festinate

/ˈfɛs.tɪ.neɪt/ verb

Definition

To hurry or hasten; to move or act with increased speed or urgency.

Etymology

From Latin 'festinare' (to hasten), the word entered English through medical and formal discourse; it survives primarily in technical and medical contexts.

Kelly Says

While 'festinate' is a real English word from Latin, almost nobody uses it—we say 'hurry' or 'hasten' instead—but it lives on in medical terminology like 'festinating gait' to describe the accelerating walk of Parkinson's patients.

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