Canadian English Meaning of quicken
quicken
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Definitions and Meaning of quicken in English
quicken (v)
move faster
make keen or more acute
give life or energy to
show signs of life
give new life or energy to
quicken (a.)
To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite.
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.
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.
quicken (v. i.)
To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb.
To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened.
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quicken
move faster, make keen or more acute, give life or energy to, show signs of life, give new life or energy toTo make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate,
accelerate,rush,encourage,facilitate,fast track,hasten,hurry,push,speed (up),urge
Brake,decelerate,delay,Encumber,hamper,hinder,impede,interfere (with),Restrain,Retard
quick-eared => quick-eared, quick-drying => Quick-drying, quick-change => quick-change, quickbeam => mountain ash, quick time => quick time,
