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quicken v

Senses relating to life or states of activity. (transitive) To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse. To inspire or stimulate (an action, a feeling, etc.). To stimulate or assist the fermentation of (an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.). (literary, also figuratively) To give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead); to animate, to resurrect, to revive. (archaic) To make or help (something) to burn. (obsolete) To make (a drug, liquor, etc.) more effective or stimulating. (passive voice) Of a pregnant woman: to be in the state of reaching the stage of pregnancy at which the movements of the foetus are first felt. (intransitive) To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be excited or roused. To grow bright; to brighten. Of an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.: to ferment. (also figuratively) 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. (literary, also figuratively) To give life; to make alive. To come back to life, to receive life. (rare) To inspire or stimulate. Senses relating to speed. (transitive) To make (something) quicker; to hasten, speed up. (construction, nautical (shipbuilding), archaic) To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper, or (an incline) steeper. (intransitive) To become quicker or faster. [...]

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