QUICKEN

/ˈkwɪkən/ Scrabble 22 Words With Friends 25

Definition

  1. verb move faster. — synonyms: accelerate, speed_up, speed
  2. verb make keen or more acute. — synonyms: whet
  3. verb give life or energy to. — synonyms: invigorate
  4. verb show signs of life.
  5. verb give new life or energy to. — synonyms: animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, vivify, revivify

Examples

  • “My heartbeat quickened when I heard him approach.”
  • “to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced”

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