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quicken

transitive verb

  1. to animate; enliven; revive
  2. to arouse; stimulate; stir
  3. to cause to move more rapidly; hasten

intransitive verb

  1. to become enlivened; revive
    1. to begin to show signs of life, as a fetus in the womb
    2. to enter the stage of pregnancy in which the movement of the fetus can be felt
  2. to become more rapid; speed up: the pulse quickens with fear

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See quicken in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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