quicken

v., -ened, -en·ing, -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.

quickener quick'en·er n.

verb

1. To increase the speed of: accelerate, expedite, hasten, hurry, hustle, speed (up), step up. See fast/slow/velocity.
2. To make alive: animate, vitalize, vivify. See live/die.

v

Definition: make faster; invigorate
Antonyms: dull, retard, slow, weaken

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fremskynde, blive hurtigere, anspore, sætte fart i, røre på sig, sætte farten op
v. intr. - bevæge sig hurtigere, blive levende

Nederlands (Dutch)
versnellen, verlevendigen, leven voelen (tijdens zwangerschap), leven vertonen (foetus), levend worden

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) accélérer, (fig) stimuler (littér)
v. intr. - s'accélérer, (fig) s'intensifier (littér), bouger (un f¯tus)

Deutsch (German)
v. - beschleunigen, erwecken, lebendig machen, schneller werden, hochschwanger werden, Leben zeigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (επι)ταχύνω, επισπεύδω, ζωηρεύω, αναζωογονώ, ζωντανεύω, κεντρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
accelerare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dar vida a, animar-se

Русский (Russian)
ускорять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acelerar, apretar, estimular, resucitar
v. intr. - vivificarse, revivir, avivarse, animarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - påskynda, öka, ge nytt liv åt, stimulera, egga, uppväcka (relig.), bli hastigare, öka, få nytt liv, stimuleras, eggas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
加快, 使有生气, 刺激, 变活跃

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 加快, 使有生氣, 刺激
v. intr. - 加快, 變活躍

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 빠르게 하다, 활기 띠게 하다, 되살리다
v. intr. - 빨라지다, 살아나다, 태동을 느끼다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 速める, 急がせる, 活気づける, 刺激する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أسرع, عجل, استعجل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מיהר, החיש, החיה, עורר, גילה סימני חיים‬
v. intr. - ‮הגיעה לשלב בהיריון שבו מורגשות תנועות העובר, החל להראות סימני חיים‬

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