hasten
/ˈheɪ·sən/ vDefinition
› to hurry, or to make something go or happen faster: [+ to infinitive] They didn’t get what they were after – thanks to you, I hasten to add. [T] To hasten softening, place the cream cheese in the oven for a few minutes.
(Definition of hasten v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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