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Webster's Online English Dictionary

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quicken


quicken is a   Verb

Definition:

[1] To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite. The mistress which I serve quickens what`s dead. Shak. Like a fruitful garden without an hedge, that quickens the appetite to enjoy so tempting a prize. South.

[2] To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one`s steps or thoughts; to quicken one`s departure or speed.

[3] To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced.


Synonyms:

accelerate
animate
dispatch
expedite
hasten
incite
refresh
reinvigorate
resuscitate
revive
sharpen
stimulate
vivify
spee

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