hastened; hastening
ˈhās-niŋ 
ˈhā-sᵊn-iŋ
: to move or act quickly
She hastened up the stairs.
1
: to encourage to move or act quickly : to urge on
hastened her to the door—
A. J. Cronin
A. J. Cronin2
: to cause to happen more quickly : accelerate
His death was hastened by alcoholism.
hasten the coming of a new order—D. W. Brogan
D. W. BroganSynonyms
Examples of hasten in a Sentence
His death was hastened by alcohol abuse.
hasten the activation of yeast with heat
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As the conservancy continues to plot how to hasten their demise, the deer are starving and dying of thirst.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Legislation bearing the name of Representative Charles Curtis, who later became the first vice president of color, reinforced the Dawes Act in 1898 by expanding its territorial scope and hastening the dissolution of tribal governments.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
The businesses said the thousands of federal workers still sitting in their suburban home offices were hastening Washington’s fiscal and social decline.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 22 May 2024
This could hasten the sell-off, turning profit-taking into panic—a visceral plunge that would only be exacerbated by the inherent inelasticity and correlation of a passive market.
—Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Legislation bearing the name of Representative Charles Curtis, who later became the first vice president of color, reinforced the Dawes Act in 1898 by expanding its territorial scope and hastening the dissolution of tribal governments.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
The businesses said the thousands of federal workers still sitting in their suburban home offices were hastening Washington’s fiscal and social decline.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 22 May 2024
This could hasten the sell-off, turning profit-taking into panic—a visceral plunge that would only be exacerbated by the inherent inelasticity and correlation of a passive market.
—Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hasten
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“Hasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hasten. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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