Speed, v. t. 1. To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to
aid; to favor. "Fortune speed us!" Shak.
With rising gales that speed their happy flight.
Dryden.
2. To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full
speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
He sped him thence home to his habitation.
Fairfax.