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Definitions for Quickened
[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 Quickened
quickenpromote, strengthen, revive, accelerate, hasten, spur, stimulate, expedite, revitalize, activate, inspire, spring, move, actuate, dispatch, pique, arouse, vivify, animate, speed
Words nearby Quickened
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Origin of Quickened
First recorded in 1250–1300, quicken is from the Middle English word quikenen. See quick, -en1
Other words from Quickened
quick·en·er , noun
re·quick·en , verb
un·quick·ened , adjective
Synonyms for Quickened
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