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Definition of hasten
hastened
;hastening
play \ˈhās-niŋ, ˈhā-sən-iŋ\intransitive verb
: to move or act quickly She hastened up the stairs.
transitive verb
1 : to encourage to move or act quickly : to urge on hastened her to the door — A. J. Cronin
2 : to cause to happen more quickly : accelerate His death was hastened by alcoholism. hasten the coming of a new order — D. W. Brogan
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Examples of hasten in a Sentence
His death was hastened by alcohol abuse.
hasten the activation of yeast with heat
Recent Examples of hasten from the Web
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Believe it or not, morphine relieves it without hastening death.
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In addition to causing respiratory problems and allergies, fungi can cause infections and hasten the deterioration of materials.
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Some of the problem might also stem from culverts that trap air under the roadway and hasten thaw, Hughes said.
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To get reticent researchers and institutions to share their data and hasten cures.
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Just last week, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha used his absolute power to hasten a delayed $5.2 billion high-speed rail joint venture with China.
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In 2007, a doctor in San Luis Obispo stood trial for attempting to hasten the death of a potential organ donor with morphine.
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The Mariners might have hastened that path prematurely, rushing him up after 50 minor-league games in 2013 and handing him the everyday job.
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That decision, combined with factors as varied as poor marketing and a drop in wool prices, helped hasten the retreat of lamb and mutton from global dinner tables.
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Origin and Etymology of hasten
see 1haste
HASTEN Defined for English Language Learners
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: to cause (something) to happen more quickly
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: to move or act quickly
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