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hasten Definition


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hasten
verb
    tr & intr
    1. To hurry or cause to hurry.
      Thesaurus: hurry, rush, speed, dash, scurry, hie, hightail it (US slang), accelerate, expedite, quicken, dispatch, goad, precipitate; Antonym: dawdle, delay.
    2. To do it eagerly and promptly.
      Example: He hastened to admit we were right
      Form: hasten to do something (always)
Etymology: 16c: from haste.



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