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festinates

festinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of festinate.

Meaning of festinate

Verb

festinate (third-person singular simple present festinates, present participle festinating, simple past and past participle festinated)

  1. To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
  2. (intransitive) To hurry, make haste.
  3. (transitive) To accelerate, quicken, hasten, hurry (something or someone).

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Questions about festinates

What is festinates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Festinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of festinate.

Words near festinates in the dictionary

  1. festinance
  2. festinant
  3. festinate
  4. festinated
  5. festinately
  6. festinates
  7. festinating
  8. festination
  9. festinations
  10. Festingerian
  11. Festiniogian

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