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hastens definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hasten 1 of 4 senses of hasten Sense 2 rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along => barge, thrust ahead, push forward => tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck => dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hasten 1 of 4 senses of hasten Sense 2 rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along => barge, thrust ahead, push forward => tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck => dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot => plunge Entailment of verb hasten Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb hasten 4 senses of hasten Sense 1 rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp => act move Sense 2 rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 expedite, hasten => help, assist, aid Sense 4 induce, stimulate, rush, hasten => effect, effectuate, bring about set up Familiarity of verb hasten hasten used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hasten Sense 1 rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp => act move -------------- Sense 2 rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 3 expedite, hasten => help, assist, aid -------------- Sense 4 induce, stimulate, rush, hasten => effect, effectuate, bring about set up -------------- Overview of verb hasten The verb hasten has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (7) rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp -- (act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!") 2. (6) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along -- (step on it "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street") 3. (2) expedite, hasten -- (speed up the progress of facilitate; "This should expedite the process") 4. (1) induce, stimulate, rush, hasten -- (of bodily processes such as fever, illness, etc.) Overview of verb hasten The verb hasten has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (7) rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp -- (act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!") 2. (6) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along -- (step on it "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street") 3. (2) expedite, hasten -- (speed up the progress of facilitate; "This should expedite the process") 4. (1) induce, stimulate, rush, hasten -- (of bodily processes such as fever, illness, etc.)
hastens definition