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quicken (verb)

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  • quicken — ► VERB 1) make or become quicker. 2) stimulate or be stimulated. 3) archaic reach a stage in pregnancy when the fetus can be felt to move. 4) archaic (of a fetus) begin to show signs of life …   English terms dictionary

  • quicken — verb (quickened; quickening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to make alive ; revive b. to cause to be enlivened ; stimulate 2. archaic a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quicken — verb (I, T) 1 to become quicker or make something quicker: the quickening pace of technological change | quicken your pace (=walk faster): Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace. | your heart/pulse quickens (=your heart beats faster… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • quicken — verb 1) she quickened her pace Syn: speed up, accelerate, step up, hasten, hurry (up) 2) the film quickened his interest in nature Syn: stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, stir up, activate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • quicken — verb Quicken is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑breathing, ↑heartbeat, ↑pulse, ↑tempo Quicken is used with these nouns as the object: ↑pace, ↑pulse …   Collocations dictionary

  • quicken — verb /ˈkwɪkən/ a) To give life to; to animate, make alive, revive. Whosoever will goo about to save his lyfe, shall loose it: And whosoever shall loose his life, shall quycken it. b) To come back to life, receive life. I quickened my pace when I… …   Wiktionary

  • quicken — verb 1》 make or become quicker. 2》 stimulate or be stimulated.     ↘give or restore life to.     ↘archaic make (a fire) burn brighter. 3》 archaic (of a woman) reach a stage in pregnancy when the fetus can be felt to move.     ↘(of a fetus) begin… …   English new terms dictionary

  • quicken — verb 1) she quickened her pace Syn: speed up, accelerate, step up, hasten, hurry (up) 2) the film quickened his interest in nature Syn: stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, stir up, ac …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • quicken — UK [ˈkwɪkən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms quicken : present tense I/you/we/they quicken he/she/it quickens present participle quickening past tense quickened past participle quickened 1) formal if something quickens, or if you… …   English dictionary

  • quicken — quick|en [ kwıkən ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) if something quickens, or you quicken it, it happens or moves more quickly: She felt her heart quicken as the car approached. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY if a feeling quickens, or something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • quicken — /ˈkwɪkən/ (say kwikuhn) verb (t) 1. to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: she quickened her pace. 2. to make quick or alive; restore life to. 3. to give or restore vigour or activity to; stir up, rouse, or stimulate: to quicken the imagination …  

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