to quicken

Examples

• All

• The mind quickens, the shore creeps, some dance, others nap.

  Harvard University

• Convinced he's found something, he quickens his pace.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The whole forest quickened for me.

  Academic text (1994)

• In the spring, the silt quickens, and the round of life begins again.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Your pulse has quickened.

  Venom (2018)

• His heart quickened with anticipation: perhaps the Kothoga had butchered an animal nearby.

  Fiction book (1996)

• In the untrammeled land, life quickened and multiplied, and civilizations' scattered remnants echoed.

  Fiction book (1999)

• As the music played, the atmosphere in the room began to quicken, energizing everyone for the evening ahead.

• The arrival of spring always seems to quicken the flowers to bloom and the trees to regain their leaves.

Synonyms

H

to hurry up

vsto quicken

• Informal

637 1.0

To move or act more quickly to avoid being late

is about growing liveliness or energy rather than just faster action

L

to liven up

vsto quicken

• Informal

66 3.9

To make or become more active and interesting

is similar but used more often for general increased activity

E

to energize

vsto quicken

• US

65 3.7

To make someone feel more active and alert

is similar but emphasizes becoming lively rather than only feeling alert

I

to invigorate

vsto quicken

26 5.5

To give more energy and make someone or something feel lively

leans more to active liveliness rather than just added strength

A

to animate

vsto quicken

25 4.0

To make a group or event more lively and energetic

focuses on increased liveliness or action rather than artistic vividness

R

to reinvigorate

vsto quicken

19 5.7

To give new energy and interest to a person or thing

is about increasing liveliness or activity rather than only boosting strength

R

to reanimate

vsto quicken

16 7.2

To bring back life and energy to a person or thing

focuses on increasing liveliness and activity rather than full restoration

R

to recreate

vsto quicken

8 5.3

To make someone or something feel fresh and full of energy

emphasizes making things more lively or active rather than general refreshing

H

to hasten

vsto quicken

7 3.9

Move quickly to do something

concerns becoming more active or lively rather than simply hurrying

E

to enliven

vsto quicken

6 4.1

Make something more active and interesting

focuses on increased activity or liveliness rather than adding interest

R

to regenerate

vsto quicken

4 5.2

Give new strength and energy to someone

is about becoming more active or lively rather than clinical renewal

L

to liven

vsto quicken

4 3.6

To make something more exciting or interesting

centres on making things active or energetic rather than only interesting

P

to pep

vsto quicken

• Informal

4 4.9

To make someone or something more lively

aims at general increased liveliness rather than playful excitement

R

to reenergize

vsto quicken

• US

3 4.1

To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing

covers making something more lively generally, not only recovery after tiredness

R

to revivify

vsto quicken

• Formal

1 8.5

To give new life and energy to people or things

focuses on becoming more lively or energetic rather than formal restoration

V

to vitalize

vsto quicken

• US

1 6.7

To make something full of life and energy

stresses general increase in liveliness rather than formal or healthful renewal

V

to vivify

vsto quicken

• Formal

1 8.2

To make something more lively or bright

emphasizes activity and energy rather than visual vivacity

R

to rev up

vsto quicken

• Informal

1 4.6

To make something faster or more active

concerns liveliness and energy rather than primarily increasing speed

H

to hot up

vsto quicken

• UK

1 7.7

To become more active or exciting in a situation

targets increased liveliness or energy rather than only rising intensity

Q

to quicken the pace

vsto quicken

1 3.9

Move or work faster to finish sooner

relates to gaining liveliness or activity rather than purely speeding up

J

to juice up

vsto quicken

• Informal

6.7

Make an event like a party more lively and exciting

is more neutral and not necessarily informal or flashy

B

to brisk up

vsto quicken

6.6

Get more lively and active

shares increased liveliness but stresses becoming brisk rather than quick change

Antonyms

W

to weaken

305 2.8

To make people and things less strong or effective

D

to dull

33 3.4

Cause something to become less sharp, strong or bright

Phrasal Verbs

H

to heart quicken

1 5.2

To feel your heart beat faster from excitement, fear, or nervous waiting

Q

to quicken the pace

1 3.9

Move or work faster to finish sooner

How Lively

to revitalize

• US

45 4.8

to invigorate

26 5.5

to quicken

2 5.4

to enliven

6 4.1

to stir

75 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology