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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hasten \Has"ten\ (h[=a]s"'n), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Hastened} (h[=a]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hastening} (h[=a]s"'n*[i^]ng).] To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps. lv. 8.
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