hasten

verb

has·ten ˈhā-sᵊn

hastened; hastening ˈhās-niŋ

ˈhā-sᵊn-iŋ

Synonyms of hasten next

intransitive verb

: to move or act quickly

She hastened up the stairs.

transitive verb

: to encourage to move or act quickly : to urge on

hastened her to the door—

A. J. Cronin

: to cause to happen more quickly : accelerate

His death was hastened by alcoholism.

hasten the coming of a new order—

D. W. Brogan

hastener

ˈhās-nər

ˈhā-sᵊn-ər

noun

Examples of hasten in a Sentence

His death was hastened by alcohol abuse. hasten the activation of yeast with heat

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