| Quicken (quicken) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Quick"en |
| [imp. *** p.
p. quickened (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Quickening.] [AS. cwician. See Quick,
a.] |
To make alive] to
vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state;
hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite.
To make lively, active, or sprightly; to
impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to
hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts;
to quicken one's departure or speed.
To shorten the radius
of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the
sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced.
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| Quicken (quicken) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Quick"en |
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To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or
enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in
the womb.
To move with rapidity or activity; to
become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened.
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