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Detailed Synonyms for quicken in English

quicken:

to quicken verb (quickens, quickened, quickening)

  1. to quicken
    to accelerate; to speed up; to quicken; to hasten
    • accelerate verb (accelerates, accelerated, accelerating)
    • speed up verb (speeds up, speeded up, speeding up)
    • quicken verb (quickens, quickened, quickening)
    • hasten verb (hastens, hastened, hastening)
  2. to quicken
    – give new life or energy to 1
    to revive; to repair; to animate; to renovate; to quicken; revivify; reanimate; vivify; recreate
    – give new life or energy to 1
    • revive verb (revives, revived, reviving)
      • A hot soup will revive me1
    • repair verb (repairs, repaired, repairing)
      • This treatment repaired my health1
    • animate verb (animates, animated, animating)
    • renovate verb (renovates, renovated, renovating)
      • This will renovate my spirits1
    • quicken verb (quickens, quickened, quickening)
    • revivify verb
    • reanimate verb
    • vivify verb
    • recreate verb
  3. to quicken
    – show signs of life 1
    to quicken
    – show signs of life 1
    • quicken verb (quickens, quickened, quickening)
      • the fetus quickened1
  4. to quicken
    – move faster 1
    to accelerate; to speed; to speed up; to quicken
    – move faster 1
    • accelerate verb (accelerates, accelerated, accelerating)
      • The car accelerated1
    • speed verb (speeds, speeded, speeding)
    • speed up verb (speeds up, speeded up, speeding up)
    • quicken verb (quickens, quickened, quickening)
  5. to quicken
    – give life or energy to 1
    to invigorate; to quicken
    – give life or energy to 1
    • invigorate verb (invigorates, invigorated, invigorating)
      • The cold water invigorated him1
    • quicken verb (quickens, quickened, quickening)
  6. to quicken
    – make keen or more acute 1
    to whet; to quicken
    – make keen or more acute 1
    • whet verb (whets, whetted, whetting)
      • whet my appetite1
    • quicken verb (quickens, quickened, quickening)

Conjugations for quicken:

present
  1. quicken
  2. quicken
  3. quickens
  4. quicken
  5. quicken
  6. quicken
simple past
  1. quickened
  2. quickened
  3. quickened
  4. quickened
  5. quickened
  6. quickened
present perfect
  1. have quickened
  2. have quickened
  3. has quickened
  4. have quickened
  5. have quickened
  6. have quickened
past continuous
  1. was quickening
  2. were quickening
  3. was quickening
  4. were quickening
  5. were quickening
  6. were quickening
future
  1. shall quicken
  2. will quicken
  3. will quicken
  4. shall quicken
  5. will quicken
  6. will quicken
continuous present
  1. am quickening
  2. are quickening
  3. is quickening
  4. are quickening
  5. are quickening
  6. are quickening
subjunctive
  1. be quickened
  2. be quickened
  3. be quickened
  4. be quickened
  5. be quickened
  6. be quickened
diverse
  1. quicken!
  2. let's quicken!
  3. quickened
  4. quickening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "quicken":

  1. give new life or energy to1
  2. show signs of life1
    • the fetus quickened1
  3. move faster1
  4. give life or energy to1
  5. make keen or more acute1

quick:

quick adj

  1. quick
  2. quick
    – moving quickly and lightly 1
    agile; quick; nimble; spry
    – moving quickly and lightly 1
    • agile adj
      • sleek and agile as a gymnast1
    • quick adj
      • quick of foot1
    • nimble adj
      • as nimble as a deer1
      • nimble fingers1
    • spry adj
      • the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it1
  3. quick
    – easily aroused or excited 1
    quick; warm
    – easily aroused or excited 1
    • quick adj
      • a quick temper1
    • warm adj
      • a warm temper1
  4. quick
    – performed with little or no delay 1
    prompt; immediate; quick; straightaway
    – performed with little or no delay 1
  5. quick
    – accomplished rapidly and without delay 1
    quick; speedy
    – accomplished rapidly and without delay 1
    • quick adj
      • was quick to make friends1
      • his quick reaction prevented an accident1
    • speedy adj
      • hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem1
      • a speedy recovery1
      • he has a right to a speedy trial1
  6. quick
    – hurried and brief 1
    fast; quick; flying
    – hurried and brief 1
    • fast adj
      • a fast visit1
    • quick adj
      • a quick inspection1
    • flying adj
      • paid a flying visit1
      • took a flying glance at the book1
  7. quick
    – apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity 1
    quick; ready
    – apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity 1

quick adv

  1. quick
    – with little or no delay 1
    quick; quickly; promptly
    – with little or no delay 1

quick [the ~] nomen

  1. the quick
    – any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) 1
    the quick
    – any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) 1

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Related Definitions for "quick":

  1. moving quickly and lightly1
    • quick of foot1
  2. easily aroused or excited1
    • a quick temper1
  3. performed with little or no delay1
    • was quick to respond1
  4. accomplished rapidly and without delay1
    • was quick to make friends1
    • his quick reaction prevented an accident1
  5. hurried and brief1
    • a quick inspection1
  6. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity1
    • a quick mind1
  7. with little or no delay1
    • come here, quick!1
  8. any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)1