Definition

1. Verb (Intransitive & Transitive):
   • To act, move, or cause something to happen with great haste or speed; to hurry.

Usage

• As an intransitive verb (to move/act quickly): "We must if we are to catch the last train."
• As a transitive verb (to cause to hurry): "The urgent news his departure."

Examples

• The manager the approval process to meet the deadline.
• Do not your decision; consider all options carefully.
• "We must !" she exclaimed, looking at the darkening sky.

Advanced Usage

• Literary/Formal Tone: The word "festinate" is primarily used in literary or very formal contexts. It is less common in everyday speech than synonyms like "hurry" or "rush."
• Imperative Use: It can be used as a command, though this is rare and stylistically marked. " The gates are closing!"

Variants and Related Words

• Festination (n.): The act of hurrying; hastening. (e.g., "His constant led to several avoidable errors.")
• Festinately (adv.): In a hurried manner. (This form is extremely rare.)

Synonyms

• Hurry
• Rush
• Hasten
• Accelerate
• Expedite (especially as a transitive verb)

Antonyms

• Dawdle
• Delay
• Procrastinate
• Decelerate
• Retard

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is exclusively related to speed and urgency of action. It does not imply carelessness, though hastening can often lead to it.
• It is a direct synonym for "hurry," but its Latinate root gives it a more formal or dramatic weight.

Verb

1. act or move at high speed
   • We have to rush!
   • hurry--it's late!