hasten: Meaning and Definition of

has•ten

Pronunciation: (hā'sun), [key]
— v.i.
  1. to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
—v.t.
  1. to cause to hasten; accelerate: to hasten someone from a room; to hasten the arrival of a happier time.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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