Definition of quicken Quicken

/kwɪˈkʌn/ - [kwikun] - quick•en

We found 14 definitions of quicken from 6 different sources.

What does quicken mean?

Verb quickens, quickening, quickened
quicken - give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"
		invigorate
		stimulate, excite cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
quicken - show signs of life; "the fetus quickened"
		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
quicken - move faster; "The car accelerated"
		accelerate, speed up, speed
		decelerate, slow, slow up, retard, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"
		deepen, intensify become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
		brisk, brisk up, brisken become brisk; "business brisked up"
quicken - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
		animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, vivify, revivify
		energise, energize, perk up, brace, arouse, stimulate gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
quicken - make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"
		whet
		stimulate, excite, stir cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

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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.
quicken (a.)
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.
quicken (a.)
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.
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.
quicken (v. i.)
To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened.