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    quicken
    /ˈkwɪk(ə)n/

    verb

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › quickenQuicken Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUICKEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › quickenQUICKEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishquicken verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › quickenQuicken - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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. The oldest meaning ...

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryQUICKEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishQUICKEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › quickenQuicken - definition of quicken by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › quickenquicken - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · to put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life — see excite ,‎ rouse. to inspire or stimulate (an action, a feeling, etc.) — see inspire ,‎ stimulate. ± to stimulate or assist the fermentation of (an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.)

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishquicken | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    to become faster or to cause something to become faster: His breathing quickened. (Definition of quicken from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of quicken. in Chinese (Traditional) （使）變快，（使）加速, （情緒，素質）受到激發, 激發（情緒，素質）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （使）变快，（使）加速, （情绪，素质）受到激发, 激发（情绪，素质）… See more.