quicken[verb]Synonyms:- speed, accelerate, expedite, hasten, hurry, impel, precipitate
- invigorate, arouse, energize, excite, incite, inspire, revive, stimulate, vitalize
Antonyms: deaden, arrest, slacken
Contrasted words: blunt, dull, slow (down), check, halt, interrupt, stall, stay, curb, inhibit, restrain, bog (down), detain, embog, hang up, mire
Related Words: activate,
energize,
vitalize,
arouse,
awaken,
rouse,
stir,
wake,
actuate,
motivate,
goad,
induce,
spur [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
quick‧en /ˈkwɪkən/
verb [intransitive and transitive]1. written to become quicker or make something quicker:
Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace (=began to walk faster). Companies are finding it hard to cope with the quickening pace of technological change.your heart/pulse/breathing quickens (=your heart beats faster because you are afraid, excited etc) She caught sight of Rob and felt her heart quicken.2. formal if a feeling quickens, or if something quickens it, it becomes stronger or more active
Synonym : increase:
This policy served only to quicken anti-government feeling. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲