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quicken

verb

quick·​en ˈkwi-kən How to pronounce quicken (audio)
quickened; quickening ˈkwi-kə-niŋ How to pronounce quicken (audio)
ˈkwik-niŋ

transitive verb

1
a
: to make alive : revive
b
: to cause to be enlivened : stimulate
2
archaic
a
: kindle
b
: to cause to burn more intensely
3
: to make more rapid : hasten, accelerate
quickened her steps
4
a
: to make (a curve) sharper
b
: to make (a slope) steeper

intransitive verb

1
: to quicken something
2
: to come to life
especially : to enter into a phase of active growth and development
seeds quickening in the soil
3
: to reach the stage of gestation at which fetal motion is felt
4
: to shine more brightly
watched the dawn quickening in the east
5
: to become more rapid
her pulse quickened at the sight
quickener
ˈkwi-kə-nər How to pronounce quicken (audio)
ˈkwik-nər
noun

Synonyms

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quicken, animate, enliven, vivify mean to make alive or lively.

quicken stresses a sudden renewal of life or activity especially in something inert.

the arrival of spring quickens the earth

animate emphasizes the imparting of motion or vitality to what is or might be mechanical or artificial.

happiness animated his conversation

enliven suggests a stimulus that arouses from dullness or torpidity.

enlivened her lectures with humorous anecdotes

vivify implies a freshening or energizing through renewal of vitality.

new blood needed to vivify the dying club

synonyms see in addition provoke

Example Sentences

Stimulants can quicken the heart rate. His pulse quickened at the thought of seeing her again. The approach of the deadline quickened our sense of urgency. The drama quickened when police arrived at the scene.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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The first known use of quicken was in the 14th century

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