Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hasten \Has"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hastened}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Hastening}.]
   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.