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quicken

/kˈwɪkən/KWIH-kuhn
/kˈwɪkən/KWIH-kuhn

Meaningalive

Common meaning: become faster

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcwic‘alive’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishquiknen‘become alive’source
  3. Englishquicken‘become faster’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English cwic ‘alive’.

Roots

  • cwic Old English “living, alive”

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