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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.
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