hasten
    v 1: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's
         late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp,
         festinate]
    2: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
       "The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot,
       hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along,
       cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on
       it] [ant: dawdle, linger]
    3: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite
       the process" [syn: expedite, hasten]
    4: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high
       fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce, stimulate,
       rush, hasten]

Hasten \Has"ten\ (h[=a]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hastened
   (h[=a]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hastening
   (h[=a]s"'n*[i^]ng).]
   To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to
   precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to
   hurry.
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         I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps.
                                                  lv. 8.
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Hasten \Has"ten\, v. i.
   To move with celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily
   or quickly; to go quickly.
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         I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. --De Foe.
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