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 + -en1

has·ten·er, noun
out·has·ten, verb (used with object)
o·ver·has·ten, verb
un·has·tened, adjective


2. urge, press; expedite, quicken, speed; precipitate.
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hasten (ˈheɪsən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (may take an infinitive) to hurry or cause to hurry; rush
2.  (tr) to be anxious (to say something): I hasten to add that we are just good friends
 
'hastener
 
n

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Hasten is one of our favorite verbs.
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to bark; yelp.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
Example sentences
It is more likely human intervention will hasten or even cause the extinction
  of these animals.
One where it no longer acts to slow global warming, but to hasten it.
Anyone interested in the growth of cinema as a viable art should hasten to see
  this film.
But the cold-war stakes involved mean there is little that they can do by
  themselves to hasten the day.
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