quicken

Senses relating to life or states of activity.

[…] Italy had quickened Cecil, not to tolerance, but to irritation. He saw that the local society was narrow, but, instead of saying, "Does this very much matter?" he rebelled, and tried to substitute for it the society he called broad.

Senses relating to life or states of activity.

For ſurely, a rich Land, guardleſs and undefended, muſt needs have been a double Incitement, and ſuch an one, as might not only admit, but even invite the Enemy. It was like a fruitful Garden, or a fair Vineyard without an Hedge, that quickens the Appetite to enjoy ſo tempting, and withal ſo eaſy a Prize.

This quicken'd my Reſolution to reſtore her Money, and not only ſo, but I reſolv'd I would give her ſomething over and above her Loſs; […]

Senses relating to life or states of activity.

Senses relating to life or states of activity.

Whoſoever will goo about to ſave his lyfe⸝ shall looſe it: And whoſoever ſhall looſe his life⸝ ſhall quycken it.

I haue ſeen a medicine That's able to breath life into a ſtone, Quicken a rocke, […]

Senses relating to life or states of activity.

[…] she Quickened the fire and laid the board, […]

Was it alight once? Still lives spark enough For breath to quicken, run the smouldering ash Red right through.

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).

[…] Miss Wannop moved off down the path: it was only suited for Indian file, and had on the left hand a ten-foot, untrimmed quicken hedge, the hawthorn blossoms just beginning to blacken at the edges and small green haws to show.