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- Dictionaryquicken/ˈkwɪk(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make or become faster or quicker: "she quickened her pace, desperate to escape" Similar Opposite
- 2. stimulate or become stimulated: "her interest quickened" Similar Opposite
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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.
The meaning of QUICKEN is to make alive : revive. How to use quicken in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Quicken.
Quicken definition: to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten. See examples of QUICKEN used in a sentence.
QUICKEN meaning: 1. to become quicker, or to make something become quicker: 2. If a feeling or quality quickens, it…. Learn more.
Definition of quicken verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
When things quicken, they speed up or make something go faster. If you're late for school, you should probably quicken your pace.