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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.

   Scrabble Points: 22

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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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   When things quicken, they speed up or make something go faster. If you're late for school, you should probably quicken your pace. Your heartbeat probably quickens when you're afraid or after you've been running fast, and you could also say that your curiosity quickens (or increases) when you overhear a mysterious phone call.

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   If something quickens or if you quicken it, it becomes faster or moves at a greater speed. His pulse quickened in alarm. American English : quicken / ˈkwɪkən /

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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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   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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    quicken meaning, definition, what is quicken: to become quicker or make something quic...: Learn more.