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quicken

1 verb accelerate

INTRANSITIVEgéaraigh verb c m uluathaigh verb c m uhis pace quickened ghéaraigh ar a choisíocht

TRANSITIVEthey've quickened boarding times tá siad i bhfad níos gasta ag cur daoine ar bord

2 verb intensify

INTRANSITIVEméadaigh verb c m uinterest in local history has quickened in the last few years tá an spéis sa stair áitiúil méadaithe le cúpla bliain anuas

TRANSITIVEméadaigh verb c m ucuir le PhrV c m uthat quickened my interest in it mhéadaigh sé sin an spéis a bhí agam ann

3 verb literary give life to TRANSITIVEbeatha a chur ithe rain quickened the seed chuir an bháisteach beatha sa síol

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his pace quickened in the last mile ghéaraigh a luas sa mhíle deiridh
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to quicken sb's pulse (also to set sb's pulse racing)he set her pulse racing chuir sé a croí ag pléascadh ina cliabh, chuir sé sceitimíní uirthi, d'ardaigh sé a croí
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the quickening pace of change worried her chuir luas géaraithe an athraithe imní uirthi, bhí sí buartha faoina ghasta a bhí cúrsaí ag athrú
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glaciers are melting at a quickening rate tá luas faoin ráta ag a bhfuil oighearshruthanna ag leá, tá oighearshruthanna ag leá níos gasta ná riamh
step »

they quickened their step shiúil siad níos gasta, ghéaraigh siad ar an siúl

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