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- [kwik-uh n]
- /ˈkwɪk ən/
- /ˈkwɪk.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwik-uh n]
- /ˈkwɪk ən/
Definitions of quicken word
- verb with object quicken to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace. 1
- verb with object quicken to give or restore vigor or activity to; stir up, rouse, or stimulate: to quicken the imagination. 1
- verb with object quicken to revive; restore life to: The spring rains quickened the earth. 1
- verb without object quicken to become more active, sensitive, etc.: This drug causes the pulse to quicken. 1
- verb without object quicken to become alive; receive life. 1
- verb without object quicken (of the mother) to enter that stage of pregnancy in which the fetus gives indications of life. 1
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Origin of quicken
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, quicken is from the Middle English word quikenen. See quick, -en1
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Parts of speech for Quicken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quicken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quicken
verb quicken
- speed up — an increasing of speed.
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- open up — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- expedite — (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
Antonyms for quicken
verb quicken
- slow down — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- decelerate — When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
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