Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HASTE, or HAS'TEN, v.t. [hāst, hāsn; G. hasten; D. haasten; Sw. hasta; Dan. haster; Fr. hâter.]

To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate movement. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. Ps. lv.