English to English
quicken
('kw/I/k/@/n
)
verb (v)
- move faster(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- show signs of life(verb.body)Example:
The fetus quickened.
source: wordnet30 - To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite.(verb)source: webster1913
- To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb.(verb)source: webster1913