French Meaning of quicken

accélérer

Other French words related to accélérer

Definitions and Meaning of quicken in English

Wordnet

quicken (v)

move faster

make keen or more acute

give life or energy to

show signs of life

give new life or energy to

Webster

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.

Webster

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.

FAQs About the word quicken

accélérer

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,

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quick-eared => bon entendeur, quick-drying => Séchage rapide, quick-change => à changement rapide, quickbeam => sorbier des oiseaux, quick time => temps rapide,