Quicken

  • 41quicken — verb /ˈkwɪkən/ a) To give life to; to animate, make alive, revive. Whosoever will goo about to save his lyfe, shall loose it: And whosoever shall loose his life, shall quycken it. b) To come back to life, receive life. I quickened my pace when I… …

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  • 42quicken — quick·en kwik ən vi, quick·ened; quick·en·ing (ə )niŋ to reach the stage of gestation at which fetal motion is felt …

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  • 43quicken — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, activate, actuate, advance, advantage, aid, animate, arouse, awake, awaken, be begotten, be born, be incarnated, boost, brace, brace up, breathe life into, bring into being, bring into existence, bring to… …

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  • 44quicken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. revive, refresh, arouse, animate; hasten, speed, accelerate. See velocity, agency, haste. Ant., retard, slow. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hasten or cause to hasten] Syn. accelerate, speed up, hurry;… …

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  • 45quicken — quickenintr 1.schnell,unsorgfältigarbeiten.Fußtwohlaufengl»toquicken«.Sold1939ff;jug1950ff. 2.weggehen;weglaufen.Sold1939ff.Gleichbedengl»toquicken« …

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  • 46quicken — v. a. Ps. lxxxiv. 7 …

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  • 47Quicken — quick·en || kwɪkÉ™n n. advanced program for financial and account management and preparing tax reports (intended for large or small businesses) …

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  • 48quicken — quick·en || kwɪkÉ™n v. increase speed, accelerate; expedite, hasten; hurry, rush; enliven, invigorate; restore life to, revive …

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  • 49quicken — verb 1》 make or become quicker. 2》 stimulate or be stimulated.     ↘give or restore life to.     ↘archaic make (a fire) burn brighter. 3》 archaic (of a woman) reach a stage in pregnancy when the fetus can be felt to move.     ↘(of a fetus) begin… …

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  • 50quicken — v. a. 1. Vivify, revive, resuscitate, make alive, animate, give life to. 2. Revive, cheer, reinvigorate, refresh. 3. Hasten, accelerate, speed, hurry, expedite, despatch. 4. Stimulate, sharpen, excite, incite, refresh, actuate …

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