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   Quick·en

   /ˈkwik(ə)n/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or become faster or quicker: "she quickened her pace, desperate to escape" Similar speed upacceleratestep uphastenhurryhurry upinformal:gee upOpposite slow
   • 2. stimulate or become stimulated: "her interest quickened" Similar stimulateexcitestir uparouserousewakenanimateactivateincitegalvanizeinstigatewhetinspirekindlefanrefreshstrengtheninvigoratereanimatereactivatereviverevitalizeresuscitaterevivifytitillatetemptOpposite dull
   • ▪ give or restore life to: "on the third day after his death the human body of Jesus was quickened by the Spirit"
   • ▪ cause (a fire) to burn. archaic
   • 3. (of a woman) reach a stage in pregnancy when movements of the fetus can be felt. archaic
   • ▪ (of a fetus) begin to show signs of life.

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

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