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Meaning of quicken

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

quicken

Pronunciation:/ˈkwɪkən/

verb

Definitions

  1. To give life to; to animate, make alive, revive.

  2. To come back to life, receive life.

  3. To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be roused, excited.

  4. Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.