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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary quick·en n. Pronunciation: ' kwi-kən Function: verb Inflected Form:   quick·ened ; quick·en·ing \ ' kwi-kə-niŋ, ' kwik-niŋ\ Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 a : to make alive : REVIVE b : to cause to be enlivened : STIMULATE 2 archaic a : KINDLE b : to cause to burn more intensely 3 : to make more rapid : HASTEN , ACCELERATE < quicken ed her steps> 4 a : to make (a curve) sharper b : to make (a slope) steeper intransitive verb 1 : to quicken something 2 : to come to life especially : to enter into a phase of active growth and development <seeds quicken ing in the soil> 3 : to reach the stage of gestation at which fetal motion is felt 4 : to shine more brightly <watched the dawn quicken ing in the east> 5 : to become more rapid <her pulse quicken ed at the sight> –quick·en·er \ ' kwi-kə-nər, ' kwik-nər\ noun synonyms QUICKEN , ANIMATE , ENLIVEN , VIVIFY mean to make alive or lively. QUICKEN stresses a sudden renewal of life or activity especially in something inert <the arrival of spring quickens the earth>. ANIMATE emphasizes the imparting of motion or vitality to what is or might be mechanical or artificial <happiness animated his conversation>. ENLIVEN suggests a stimulus that arouses from dullness or torpidity < enlivened her lectures with humorous anecdotes>. VIVIFY implies a freshening or energizing through renewal of vitality <new blood needed to vivify the dying club>. synonym see in addition PROVOKE ]]>