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Thesaurus: hasten

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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  1. v. t. To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.
  2. v. i. To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly.
  3. v. act at high speed
  4. v. move hurridly
  5. v. speed up the progress of; facilitate
  6. v. cause to occur rapidly
  7. 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. 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
  8. 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.
  9. v:100 v act or move at high speed v move fast v speed up the progress of; facilitate v cause to occur rapidly