Definition of hasten

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Hasten (v. t.) 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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Hastener :: Hastener (n.) That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it..
Scurry :: Scurry (v. i.) To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away..
Scamper :: Scamper (v. t.) To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away..
Expediate :: Expediate (v. t.) To hasten; to expedite.
Run :: Run (a.) To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.
Properation :: Properation (n.) The act of hastening; haste.
Castigate :: Castigate (v. t.) To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely..
Precipitant :: Precipitant (a.) Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless.
Hie :: Hie (v. i.) To hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal pronoun.
Expede :: Expede (v. t.) To expedite; to hasten.
Expedient :: Expedient (a.) Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies..
Chastener :: Chastener (n.) One who chastens.
Punish :: Punish (v. t.) To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience..
Spurgall :: Spur (v. i.) To spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit..
Hastener :: Hastener (n.) One who hastens.
Speed :: Speed (v. t.) To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry..
Graduation :: Graduation (n.) The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation..
Mature :: Mature (v. t.) To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans..
Black Book :: Black book () A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses, compiled by order of their visitors under Henry VIII., to hasten their dissolution..
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