quicken
//ˈkwɪkən//
Verb
quickenInfinitive
quickenPresent tense
quickenedPast tense
quickenedPast participle
quickeningPresent participle
quickensThird-person singular
1
To make or become faster or more rapid.
Her heartbeat quickened as she heard the news.
2
To stimulate or become stimulated; to give or restore life or vigor to.
The warm spring rain quickened the dormant seeds in the garden.
3
(Of a fetus) to begin to show signs of life in the womb; to reach the stage of pregnancy at which fetal movement is felt.
The baby quickened at around 18 weeks of pregnancy.