Meaning ofquickenin English

Verb

1. to give life or animate (literally or figuratively)
   The arrival of spring can quicken the pace of plant growth.
2. to feel fetal movement during pregnancy
   A pregnant woman typically begins to quicken at around 16 weeks.
3. to energize or revive someone; stimulate activity
   The new employee's ideas will quicken the development of our marketing strategy.
4. to inspire or spark a feeling; motivate action
   The charity event aimed to quicken people's interest in environmental conservation.
5. to increase speed; hasten a process or movement
   The new policy will quicken the pace of economic recovery.
6. to revive or bring back to life
   The doctor's words of encouragement helped quicken the patient's spirits.
7. to hasten or speed up; accelerate
   The new software update will quicken the processing time of large data sets.
8. to ferment or activate a process;Speed up a reaction
   The catalyst will quicken the chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy.