quickens

Meanings

• verb

  To make (something) happen or develop more quickly.

  - "The new medicine quickens the healing process."
  - "The economy quickens after a recession."

• verb

  (of a pregnant woman) To go into labor.

  - "My wife has quickened, it's time to go to the hospital."
  - "She quickened at 37 weeks."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with quickens
tickens , pickens , stickens

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Variants

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quicken , quickened , quickener , quickeners , quickening , quickens

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Forms

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quickens, quickened, quickening

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to make alive' or 'to cause to live'. From Old English 'quician', 'to live, to be alive'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'quicken' comes from the Old English word 'quician', which means 'to live' or 'to be alive'.

2. The term 'quickening' was historically used to refer to the first movements of a fetus in the womb.

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Related Concepts

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1. accelerate: To make something move or happen faster.

2. develop: To grow or come into being.

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Culture

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In literature, quicken is often used metaphorically to describe the start of a new phase or the acceleration of events. In art, it can represent the idea of growth or transformation.

How to Memorize "quickens"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a seed growing into a tree as a way to remember 'quickens' meaning 'to make something happen more quickly'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'quickens' with the idea of growth or transformation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Quickly Quicken Quasimodo' to remember the meaning of 'quickens'.

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