WORD FOR THE DAY(7/30/18)Festinate

Merriam Webster | 7/31/18

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WORD FOR THE DAY(7/30/18)Festinate



Word of the Day : May 28th, 2018

Festinate

verb FESS-tuh-nayt

Definition

Did You Know?

Festinate is one among many in the category of words whose early recorded use is in the works of William Shakespeare. He used it as an adjective (which is pronounced \FESS-tuh-nut\) in King Lear, for example: "Advise the Duke where you are going, to a most festinate preparation." Perhaps the Bard knew about festinatus, the Latin predecessor of festinate, or was familiar with the Latin proverb festina lente—"make haste slowly." Shakespeare also used the adverb festinately in Love's Labour's Lost: "Bring him festinately hither," Don Ariano de Armado orders. First evidence of the verb festinate, meaning "to hasten," occurs post-Shakespeare, however.

Examples

The patient's tendency to festinate meant that he was at risk of falling.

"He rocketed almost uncontrollably to the piano, but once there, played a Chopin nocturne with exquisite control and timing and grace—only to festinate once again as soon as the music ended." — Oliver Sacks, Musicophila, 2007

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Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

MY ENTRY: Evangelicals who support Israel have been accused by some of attempting to Festinate the Eschaton.

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Because Monday Mornings are so execrable, I decided to festinate WFTD by posting it this evening.

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Matt and Doc went to get some dinner at The Longbranch.

Matt asked for a steak, but Miss Kitty said there wasn’t any steak left.

Matt asked Miss Kitty who ate the last steak.

She said, “Festusdoneate it.”

[Robert A Cook PE]

Well, they tried to honor the cast with a surpirse dinner at close of Disney’s Davy Crockett. But the star spoiled the surprise.

Yeppers, ole Mr Parker done fess’ed up and admitted he firstenated it all up!

[ptsal]

With rapt fascination, the fools on Capitol Hill watching the mock festination of Rosenstein’s document production.

[grey_whiskers]

Chris Froome really had to Festinate in the time trial stage yesterday to reclaim a place on the podium in this year's Tour de France.

Footnote: Festina (a watch company) used to sponsor a Tour de France team which is why I recognized the word. Their team got disqualified for doping one year.

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LOL...one has to reach back into the Time Tunnel to understand that one.

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Another TV reference from the Golden Age! :-)

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LOL...better known as “Foot Draggin’”

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Well, he festinated, and when he qualified, was in a festive mood indeed.

[ptsal]

Hmmmm, I forgot to lubricate my alliteration gear because I would have wrapped my keyboard around “foot dragg’n.”

[Robert A Cook PE]

But, it is advisable to open the window before defenistrating one’s opponents.

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That was the intent. :-)

Let’s hear it!

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Ah...but that takes all the fun out of it.

There’s something very satisfying about the crash and tinkle of broken glass! :-)