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Definition of quicken : 1. To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb.
2. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite.
3. To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed.
4. To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened.
5. To shorten the radius of ( a curve); to make ( a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced.

Synonyms:

liven, reanimate, embolden, exalt, race, refurbish, restore, come to, whet, animate, press forward, fix, drive, vitalize, arouse, brace, juice up, step on it, live, cheer, drive on, belt along, rush along, speed up, ginger, mend, renovate, travel rapidly, inspire, pelt along, cannonball along, invigorate, fire, jazz, revivify, fillip, pep, animise, vivify, urge on, bundle, hotfoot, activate, resort, pick up speed, zip, despatch, stir, repair, fast, amend, touch on, step up, catch up, grip, revitalize, surge, sweep over, recreate, furbish up, run, reinvigorate, hie, freshen up, give it some gas, restitute, rectify, awaken, bushel, come over, hearten, compensate, energize, liven up, stimulate, put your foot down, doctor, remediate, rise, whisk, jump-start, heighten, indemnify, kindle, pull ahead, engulf, pulse, revive, amp, fast-track, make haste, color, enliven, resurrect, bucket along, resuscitate, spike, remedy, animize, strengthen, play, grow, spring, recompense

expedite (part of speech: verb)

hasten, facilitate, hurry, promote, expedite, further, advance, accelerate

hasten (part of speech: verb)

speed, push, spur, urge, hustle, rush, flurry, bustle

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