quickens

present tense third-person singular of quicken
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as in stimulates
to give life, vigor, or spirit to the news that we'd head to Florida for Christmas quickened the children, who instantly began jumping for joy

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“Quickens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quickens. Accessed 9 Jun. 2023.

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