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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

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   quicken: [verb] to make alive : revive. to cause to be enlivened : stimulate.

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   QUICKEN definition: 1. to become quicker, or to make something become quicker: 2. If a feeling or quality quickens, it…. Learn more.

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   Quicken definition: to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten. See examples of QUICKEN used in a sentence.

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   QUICKEN meaning: 1. to become quicker, or to make something become quicker: 2. If a feeling or quality quickens, it…. Learn more.

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   Definition of quicken verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   quicken: 1 v move faster Synonyms: accelerate , speed , speed up Antonyms: decelerate , retard , slow , slow down , slow up lose velocity; move more slowly Types: brisk , brisk up , brisken become brisk Type of: deepen , intensify become more intense v make keen or more acute Synonyms: whet Type of: excite , stimulate , stir stir feelings in v ...

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   4 meanings: 1. to make or become faster; accelerate 2. to impart to or receive vigour, enthusiasm, etc; stimulate or be.... Click for more definitions.

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   quicken definition: to become faster or to cause something to become faster: . Learn more.

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    Define quicken. quicken synonyms, quicken pronunciation, quicken translation, English dictionary definition of quicken. v. quick·ened , quick·en·ing , quick·ens v. tr. 1. To make more rapid: Stress quickens the pulse. 2. To cause to become alive; vitalize. 3. To excite and...

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    Quicken definition: to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten. See examples of QUICKEN used in a sentence.