n. Function: verb
1 to make alive or lively FF1C; warm spring days that quicken the earth FF1E;
Synonyms: animate, enliven, liven, vivificate, vivify
Related Words: activate, energize, vitalize; arouse, awaken, rouse, stir, wake
Contrasted Words: blunt, dull; slow (down)
Antonyms: deaden
2
Synonyms: PROVOKE 4, excite, galvanize, innervate, innerve, motivate, move, pique, rouse, stimulate
Related Words: activate, actuate, motivate; goad, induce, spur
Contrasted Words: check, halt, interrupt, stall, stay; curb, inhibit, restrain
Antonyms: arrest
3
Synonyms: SPEED 3, accelerate, hasten, hurry, shake up, step up, swiften
Contrasted Words: bog (down), detain, embog, hang up, mire
Antonyms: slacken