quickens


quick·en

Q0029200 (kwĭk′ən)v. quick·ened, quick·en·ing, quick·ens v.tr.1. To make more rapid: Stress quickens the pulse.2. To cause (a body or soul, for example) to become alive; vitalize.3. To excite and stimulate; stir: Such stories quicken the imagination.v.intr.1. To become more rapid. See Synonyms at speed.2. To come or return to life, as a soul.3. To become excited or stimulated: Our interest in the project has quickened.4. To reach the stage of pregnancy when the fetus can be felt to move.
quick′en·er n.