hasten Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Has"ten transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Hastened ; present participle & verbal noun Hastening
Definitions
  1. To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.
    I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. Ps. lv. 8.
Has"ten intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly.
    I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. D Foe.

Webster 1913