hasten

The definition of hasten is to cause something to happen more quickly, or to be quick to do something.

(verb)

An example of hasten is what you do to the demise of a company when you post lots of negative reviews of a company that is going bankrupt.
An example of hasten is when you volunteer right away for an exciting job.

See hasten in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to cause to be or come faster; speed up; accelerate

Origin: extended form of haste, v.

intransitive verb

to move or act swiftly; hurry

See hasten in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb has·tened, has·ten·ing, has·tens

verb, intransitive

To move or act swiftly.

verb, transitive

To cause to hurry.
To speed up; accelerate: fanned the wet paint to hasten drying. See Synonyms at speed.

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