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   quicken

   /ˈkwɪk(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.

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   The meaning of QUICKEN is to make alive : revive. How to use quicken in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Quicken.

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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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   If something quickens or if you quicken it, it becomes faster or moves at a greater speed.

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   1. to make or become faster; accelerate: he quickened his walk; her heartbeat quickened with excitement. 2. to impart to or receive vigour, enthusiasm, etc; stimulate or be stimulated: science quickens man's imagination. 3. to make or become alive; revive. 4. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a. (of an unborn fetus) to begin to show signs of life.

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   When things quicken, they speed up or make something go faster. If you're late for school, you should probably quicken your pace.

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    quicken. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English quick‧en /ˈkwɪkən/ verb [ intransitive, transitive] 1 written to become quicker or make something quicker Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace (=began to walk faster).

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