quicken
11Quicken — Infobox Software name = Quicken caption = Quicken 2005 Premier Home Business developer = Intuit, Inc. latest release version = 2009 latest release date = operating system = genre = Accounting software license = Proprietary website =… …
12quicken — UK [ˈkwɪkən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms quicken : present tense I/you/we/they quicken he/she/it quickens present participle quickening past tense quickened past participle quickened 1) formal if something quickens, or if you… …
13quicken — verb (quickened; quickening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to make alive ; revive b. to cause to be enlivened ; stimulate 2. archaic a …
14quicken — verb (I, T) 1 to become quicker or make something quicker: the quickening pace of technological change | quicken your pace (=walk faster): Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace. | your heart/pulse quickens (=your heart beats faster… …
15quicken — verb 1) she quickened her pace Syn: speed up, accelerate, step up, hasten, hurry (up) 2) the film quickened his interest in nature Syn: stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, stir up, activate …
16quicken — quickener, n. /kwik euhn/, v.t. 1. to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace. 2. to give or restore vigor or activity to; stir up, rouse, or stimulate: to quicken the imagination. 3. to revive; restore life to: The spring… …
17quicken — verb Quicken is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑breathing, ↑heartbeat, ↑pulse, ↑tempo Quicken is used with these nouns as the object: ↑pace, ↑pulse …
18quicken — quick|en [ˈkwıkən] v [I and T] 1.) written to become quicker or make something quicker ▪ Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace (=began to walk faster) . ▪ Companies are finding it hard to cope with the quickening pace of technological… …
19quicken — quick|en [ kwıkən ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) if something quickens, or you quicken it, it happens or moves more quickly: She felt her heart quicken as the car approached. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY if a feeling quickens, or something… …
20quicken — quick•en [[t]ˈkwɪk ən[/t]] v. t. 1) to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace[/ex] 2) to give vigor to; stimulate: to quicken the imagination[/ex] 3) to restore life to; revive: The spring rains quickened the earth[/ex] 4) to …
