All quicken synonyms
quickΒ·en
Q q verb quicken
- grow β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- hurry β to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
- impel β to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- incite β to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- innervate β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- inspire β to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- kindle β (of animals, especially rabbits) to bear (young); produce (offspring).
- liven β to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up): What can we do to liven up the party?
- motivate β to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- pique β a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords.
- precipitate β to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- refresh β to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
- rouse β to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- speed β rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- spring β String PRocessING language
- stir β to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
- urge β to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- vitalize β to give life to; make vital.
- vivify β to give life to; animate; quicken.
- innerve β to supply with nervous energy; invigorate; animate.
- make haste β swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- shake up β an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- speed up β an increasing of speed.
- hasten β to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- accelerate β If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- open up β 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 β (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- revitalise β to give new life to.
- revitalize β to give new life to.
- revive β to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
- spur β a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
- step up β effecting an increase.
- stimulate β to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- strengthen β to make stronger; give strength to.
- activate β If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- actuate β If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
- animate β Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
- arouse β If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
- awaken β To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling.
- dispatch β to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- energise β Alternative form of energize.
- energize β Give vitality and enthusiasm to.
- excite β Cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in (someone).
- galvanize β to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- galvanise β to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- goad β a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.