quicken

quick·en  (kwkn)

v. quick·ened, quick·en·ing, quick·ens

v.tr.

1. To make more rapid; accelerate.

2. To make alive; vitalize.

3. To excite and stimulate; stir: Such stories quicken the imagination.

4. To make steeper.

v.intr.

1. To become more rapid. See Synonyms at speed.

2. To come or return to life: "And the weak spirit quickens" (T.S. Eliot).

3. To reach the stage of pregnancy when the fetus can be felt to move.

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quicken·er n.

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quicken [ˈkwɪkən]

vb

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. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics)

a.  (of an unborn fetus) to begin to show signs of life

b.  (of a pregnant woman) to reach the stage of pregnancy at which movements of the fetus can be felt

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	quicken - move faster; "The car accelerated"   accelerate, speed up, speed brisk, brisk up, brisken - become brisk; "business brisked up" deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
	2.	quicken - make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" whet excite, stir, stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
	3.	quicken - give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him" invigorate stimulate, excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
	4.	quicken - show signs of life; "the fetus quickened" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	5.	quicken - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" reanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, revive, renovate, animate, repair energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" resuscitate, come to, revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"

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quicken

verb

1. speed up, hurry, accelerate, hasten, gee up (informal) He quickened his pace a little.

2. stimulate, inspire, arouse, excite, strengthen, revive, refresh, activate, animate, rouse, incite, resuscitate, energize, revitalize, kindle, galvanize, invigorate, reinvigorate, vitalize, vivify Thank you for quickening my spiritual understanding.

Translations

quicken [ˈkwɪkən]

A. VT (= speed up) → acelerar, apresurar
to quicken one's pace → apretar or acelerar el paso

B. VI [breathing, pulse] → acelerarse; [interest] → acrecentarse, avivarse; [embryo] → empezar a moverse
the pace quickened → se aceleró el paso
men's hearts quickened whenever she appeared → cuando aparecía ella se les aceleraba el pulso a los hombres

quicken [ˈkwɪkən]

vt

(= speed up) → accélérer, presser
to quicken one's pace → presser le pas

(= rouse) [+ imagination, interest] → stimuler

vi [pulse, breathing, heartbeat] → s'accélérer
His pace quickened as he walked on through the forest → Son pas s'accéléra tandis qu'il traversait la forêt.
The pace quickens in Act 2 → Le rythme s'accélère à l'acte 2.

quicken

vt

(also quicken up) → beschleunigen

(liter: = make more lively) feelings → erhöhen; imagination → beflügeln (geh), → anregen

vi

(also quicken up) → schneller werden, sich beschleunigen; the pace quickened → das Tempo nahm zu

(liter, hope, interest) → wachsen; (foetus) → sich bewegen

quicken [ˈkwɪk/ən]

1. vt → affrettare, accelerare (fig) (feelings) → stimolare
to quicken one's pace → affrettare or allungare il passo

2. vi the pace quickened → il ritmo divenne più veloce

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quicken [ˈkwɪk/ən]

1. vt → affrettare, accelerare (fig) (feelings) → stimolare
to quicken one's pace → affrettare or allungare il passo

2. vi the pace quickened → il ritmo divenne più veloce