quicken

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for quicken

quicken 🔊 /kwɪˈkʌn/

quicken : ඉක්මන් කරනවා

quicken : ප්‍රාණවත් කරනවා

quicken : ඉක්මන් කරවනවා

quicken : ප්‍රාණවත් වෙනවා

quicken : උනන්දු කරනවා

quicken definition

Adjective.

  1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to, stimulate; to incite.
  2. To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed.
  3. To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced.

Intransitive verb.

  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.
  2. To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated; as, his pulse quickened.