/ Dictionary / Index F festinate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fes•ti•nate Pronunciation: (v.fes'tu-nāt"adj.fes'tu-nāt", -nit), [key] — v., adj. -nat•ed, -nat•ing, —v.t., v.i. to hurry; hasten. —adj. hurried. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: festinate (Thesaurus) festina lente* festination Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language