What is the meaning of Quicken?

Senses relating to life or states of activity.

1. 1. To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
      1. To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.

         To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.

         To inspire or stimulate (an action, a feeling, etc.).

         To stimulate or assist the fermentation of (an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.).

         To give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead); to animate, to resurrect, to revive.

         To make or help (something) to burn.

         1. To make (a drug, liquor, etc.) more effective or stimulating.
         2. Of a pregnant woman: to be in the state of reaching the stage of pregnancy at which the movements of the foetus are first felt.

         To make (a drug, liquor, etc.) more effective or stimulating.

         Of a pregnant woman: to be in the state of reaching the stage of pregnancy at which the movements of the foetus are first felt.

         1. To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be excited or roused.
         2. To grow bright; to brighten.
         3. Of an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.: to ferment.
         4. Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.
         5. 1. To give life; to make alive.
            2. To come back to life, to receive life.
         6. To inspire or stimulate.

         To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be excited or roused.

         To grow bright; to brighten.

         Of an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.: to ferment.

         Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.

         1. To give life; to make alive.
         2. To come back to life, to receive life.

         To give life; to make alive.

         To come back to life, to receive life.

         To inspire or stimulate.

         Senses relating to speed.

         1. 2. To make (something) quicker or faster; to hasten, speed up.
               2. To make (something) quicker or faster; to hasten, speed up.

                  To make (something) quicker or faster; to hasten, speed up.

                  To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper, or (an incline) steeper.

                  To become quicker or faster.

                  To apply quicksilver (mercury) to (something); to combine (something) with quicksilver; to quicksilver.

                  In full quicken tree: the European rowan, rowan, or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia).

                  Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also , the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.

                  inflection of quick:

                  1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
                  2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
                  3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
                  4. strong dative plural
                  5. weak/mixed all-case plural

                  strong genitive masculine/neuter singular

                  weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular

                  strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular

                  strong dative plural

                  weak/mixed all-case plural

                  to come to life

                  Source: wiktionary.org