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Definitions for Quicken

[1] to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
[2] to give or restore vigor or activity to; stir up, rouse, or stimulate: to quicken the imagination.
[3] to revive; restore life to: The spring rains quickened the earth.
[4] to become more active, sensitive, etc.: This drug causes the pulse to quicken.
[5] to become alive; receive life.
[6] (of the mother) to enter that stage of pregnancy in which the fetus gives indications of life.
[7] (of a fetus in the womb) to begin to manifest signs of life.
[8] to make or become faster; accelerate he quickened his walk ; her heartbeat quickened with excitement
[9] to impart to or receive vigour, enthusiasm, etc; stimulate or be stimulated science quickens man's imagination
[10] to make or become alive; revive
[11] (of an unborn fetus) to begin to show signs of life (of a pregnant woman) to reach the stage of pregnancy at which movements of the fetus can be felt

Words related to Quicken

promote, strengthen, revive, accelerate, hasten, spur, stimulate, expedite, revitalize, activate, inspire, spring, move, actuate, dispatch, pique, arouse, vivify, animate, speed

Words nearby Quicken

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Origin of Quicken

First recorded in 1250–1300, quicken is from the Middle English word quikenen. See quick, -en1

Other words from Quicken

quick·en·er , noun
re·quick·en , verb
un·quick·ened , adjective

Synonyms for Quicken

accelerate, expedite, hasten, promote, revitalize, revive, spur, step up, stimulate, strengthen, activate, actuate, animate, arouse, awaken, dispatch, energize, excite, galvanize, goad, grow, hurry, impel, incite, increase, innervate, inspire, kindle, liven, motivate, move, pique, precipitate, refresh, rouse, speed, spring, stir, urge, vitalize, vivify, innerve, make haste, shake up, vivificate