This week’s theme
Unusual synonyms

This week’s words
expectorate
seism
autochthon
leechdom
festinate

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Next week’s theme
Words relating to the names of planets

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PRONUNCIATION:

(verb: FES-tuh-nayt, adjective: -nayt, -nit)

MEANING:

verb tr., intr.: To hurry or hasten.
adjective: Hurried or hasty.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin festinare (to hasten). Earliest documented use: 1616.

USAGE:

“We will not delay discussing the budget, but will not festinate it either.”
Commission to Accelerate; Dominican Today (Santo Domingo); Dec 30, 2005.

See more usage examples of festinate in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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