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Definition of Quicken
1. Verb. Move faster. "These cars won't quicken "; "The car accelerated"
Specialized synonyms: Brisk, Brisk Up, Brisken
Generic synonyms: Deepen, Intensify
Derivative terms: Accelerative, Acceleratory, Quickening, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speedup
Antonyms: Decelerate
2. Verb. Make keen or more acute. "Whet my appetite"
3. Verb. Give life or energy to. "The cold water invigorated him"
Generic synonyms: Excite, Stimulate
Derivative terms: Invigoration, Invigoration, Quickener
4. Verb. Show signs of life. "The fetus quickened"
5. Verb. Give new life or energy to. "This treatment repaired my health"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Brace, Energise, Energize, Perk Up, Stimulate
Related verbs: Come To, Resuscitate, Revive
Derivative terms: Quickener, Recreation, Revivification, Vivification
Definition of Quicken
1. v. t. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite.
2. v. i. To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb.
Definition of Quicken
1. Verb. (transitive now literary) To give life to; to animate, make alive, revive. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive now literary) To come back to life, receive life. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be roused, excited. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To make quicker; to hasten, speed up. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To become faster. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
6. Noun. The European rowan tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quicken
1. to speed up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Quicken
1. 1. To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the foetus in the womb. "The heart is the first part that quickens, and the last that dies." (Ray) "And keener lightnings quicken in her eye." (Pope) "When the pale and bloodless east began To quicken to the sun." (Tennyson) 2. To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened. 1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite. "The mistress which I serve quickens what's dead." (Shak) "Like a fruitful garden without an hedge, that quickens the appetite to enjoy so tempting a prize." (South) 2. To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed. 3. To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced. Synonym: To revive, resuscitate, animate, reinvigorate, vivify, refresh, stimulate, sharpen, incite, hasten, accelerate, expedite, dispatch, speed. Origin: AS. Cwician. See Quick. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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