quicken

quicken
v
1. accelerate, speed up, hasten, expedite, precipitate; propel, advance, impel, drive, dispatch; hustle, bestir, rush.
2. stimulate, stir up, rouse, incite, kindle, enkindle, fire; arouse, instigate, fan, foment, inspire, whet; press, push, spur, goad, urge, egg on.
3. animate, restore to life, revive, vivify, resuscitate; awaken, energize, vitalize, revitalize, enliven, strengthen; introduce new blood, infuse new life into, restore vigor to; refresh, sharpen, affect, move.

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  • Quicken —   [engl. to quicken »beschleunigen«], von der Firma Intuit (Mountain View, Kalifornien, USA) angebotenes Finanzverwaltungsprogramm, das seit mehr als zehn Jahren Marktführer in diesem Segment ist. Zum Funktionsumfang zählen u. a. die Verwaltung… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • quicken — vb 1 Quicken, animate, enliven, vivify can mean to make alive or lively, but the words diverge more or less widely in their implications. Quicken stresses either the renewal of life, especially of suspended life or growth, or the rousing of what… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Quicken — Quick en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {quickened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quickening}.] [AS. cwician. See {Quick}, a.] 1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quicken — Quick en, v. i. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] The heart is the first part that quickens, and the last that dies. Ray. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quicken — index expedite, facilitate, precipitate (hasten), promise (raise expectations) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • quicken — (v.) c.1300, from QUICK (Cf. quick) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Quickened; quickening …   Etymology dictionary

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  • quicken — ► VERB 1) make or become quicker. 2) stimulate or be stimulated. 3) archaic reach a stage in pregnancy when the fetus can be felt to move. 4) archaic (of a fetus) begin to show signs of life …   English terms dictionary

  • quicken — [kwik′ən] vt. [ME quickenen < ON kvikna, akin to OE cwician < cwicu, living: see QUICK] 1. to animate; enliven; revive 2. to arouse; stimulate; stir 3. to cause to move more rapidly; hasten vi. 1. to become enlivened; revive …   English World dictionary

  • Quicken — 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 =… …   Wikipedia

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