quicken

Verb
  1. Move faster (synset 200439133)
    "The car accelerated"
    is a type of: deepen, intensify - become more intense
    subtypes: brisk, brisk up, brisken - become brisk
    same as: accelerate, speed, speed up
  2. Make keen or more acute (synset 202122017)
    "whet my appetite"
    is a type of: excite, stimulate, stir - stir feelings in
    same as: whet
  3. Give life or energy to (synset 200443018)
    "The cold water invigorated him"
    is a type of: excite, stimulate - act as a stimulant
    same as: invigorate
  4. Show signs of life (synset 200052752)
    "the fetus quickened"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  5. Give new life or energy to (synset 200024272)
    "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
    is a type of: arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate - cause to be alert and energetic
    same as: animate, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify
    verb group: come to, resuscitate, revive - return to consciousness

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