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English verb: quicken | |||
| 1. | quicken (change) move faster | ||
| Samples | The car accelerated. | ||
| Synonyms | accelerate, speed, speed up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deepen, intensify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brisk, brisk up, brisken | ||
| Antonyms | decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard | ||
| 2. | quicken (perception) make keen or more acute | ||
| Samples | Whet my appetite. | ||
| Synonyms | whet | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excite, stimulate, stir | ||
| 3. | quicken (change) give life or energy to | ||
| Samples | The cold water invigorated him. | ||
| Synonyms | invigorate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excite, stimulate | ||
| 4. | quicken (body) show signs of life | ||
| Samples | The fetus quickened. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 5. | quicken (body) give new life or energy to | ||
| Samples | A hot soup will revive me. This will renovate my spirits. This treatment repaired my health. | ||
| Synonyms | animate, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate | ||
| Verb group | come to, resuscitate, revive | ||
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