quicken

Speech parts

1. quicken - Noun

2. quicken - Adjective

3. quicken - Verb

Meaning

To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite.

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.

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.

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.

To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

accelerate animate speed stimulate hasten invigorate expedite vivify speed up rouse advance repair rush revive activate
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Antonyms

tucker sap cow retard kayo daunt
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Hypernyms

move stimulate stir brace excite deepen

Hyponyms

brisk brisken brisk up

Phrases with the word

quicken up

Derivatives

quickened quickening

Examples

The car accelerated Source: Internet

A hot soup will revive me Source: Internet

This will renovate my spirits Source: Internet

This treatment repaired my health Source: Internet

The cold water invigorated him Source: Internet

the fetus quickened Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

quickdraw quicke quickely quickenance quickener quickening