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has⋅ten

[hey-suhn]
–verb (used without object)
1. to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cause to hasten; accelerate: to hasten someone from a room; to hasten the arrival of a happier time.

Origin:
1565–75; haste + -en 1


has⋅ten⋅er, noun


2. urge, press; expedite, quicken, speed; precipitate.
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has·ten   (hā'sən)   
v.   has·tened, has·ten·ing, has·tens

v.   intr.
To move or act swiftly.
v.   tr.
  1. To cause to hurry.

  2. To speed up; accelerate: fanned the wet paint to hasten drying. See Synonyms at speed.

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