QUICKEN

verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make alive ; revive , to cause to be enlivened ; stimulate , 2. archaic kindle , to cause to burn more intensely, to make more rapid ; hasten , accelerate , 4. to make (a curve) sharper, to make (a slope) steeper, intransitive verb to ~ something, to come to life, to reach the stage of gestation at which fetal motion is felt, to shine more brightly , to become more rapid , ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ see: provoke