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Destinate vs Festinate - What's the difference?

destinate | festinate |

As verbs the difference between destinate and festinate

is that destinate is to destine, to choose while festinate is (obsolete) to hurry.

As adjectives the difference between destinate and festinate

is that destinate is destined while festinate is (obsolete) hurried, hasty.

destinate

English

Verb

(destinat)
  • To destine, to choose.
  • To set a destination for (something), to send (something) to a particular destination.
  • * 1997 September 11, "Tom Watson", Hoe does FX work?'', in comp.dcom.telecom.tech, ''Usenet :
  • Now days, it can probably be done with a programming setup in the originating/destinating switches, and not involve a full time channel.
  • To be scheduled to arrive at, as a destination.
  • * 2009 , Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • Prices for a mail piece weighing up to a half-pound range from $12.60 if it destinates in zones 1 and 2 to $19.50 if it destinates in zone 8.

    Synonyms

    * destine

    Antonyms

    * (set destination) originate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • destined
  • * Foxe
  • Destinate to hell.
  • determined
  • festinate

    English

    Verb

    (festinat)
  • (obsolete) To hurry.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) hurried, hasty
  • * 1605': Advise the Duke where you are going, to a most '''festinate preparation — William Shakespeare, ''King Lear III.vii