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      hasten
      noun
      A surname from Dutch.
      verb
      (intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
      (transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
      (transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.
      Roots
      hastehast- · Old French · swiftness of motion-en-en · Old English · to make/cause to
      Synonyms for hasten
      expeditevfestinatevhurrynhievrushnhotfootnacceleratevspeedvhastenprecipitatev
      Words related to hasten
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