properate means to hasten or press forward. It carries an Arena rating of 1282, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, properate ranks #4,020 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words, #4,347 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #6,347 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #6,715 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
Why “properate” is a great word
To hasten or press forward with deliberate urgency. From Latin *properatus*, past participle of *properare* ("to hasten"). Unlike "procrastinate," which lingers in deferral, or "festinate," which can imply a flurried rush, to properate is to act with a focused and insistent drive. It is the stride that quickens at the sight of gathering storm clouds, the hand that seals the letter and reaches for the wax, the steady rhythm of a task being brought to its necessary conclusion—a conscious acceleration against the inevitable drag of time.
Etymology
From Latin properatus, past participle of properare (“to hasten”).
verb
- To hasten or press forward.e.g.“For Vomiting so properates and crowds the Juices, that they rush and stagnate in more confused Bodies, which is the principle of Apoplexies, and the frequent Fate of Plethoricks.” — 1725, James Sedgwick, A New Treatise on Liquors:
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