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quicken

/'kwɪkən/

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verb
make keen or more acute
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whet

type of:
stir excite stimulate
verb
give life or energy to
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invigorate

type of:
stimulate excite
verb
give new life or energy to
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animate reanimate recreate renovate repair revive revivify vivify

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stimulate perk up arouse energize energise brace
verb
move faster
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accelerate speed speed up

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intensify deepen
verb
show signs of life
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"the fetus quickened"

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move

Definition that contains quicken

stimulating rousing or quickening activity or the senses
stimulant a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
excitant a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
festination involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
stimulant drug a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process