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• quicken (v.):

A. Trans.

I. To give life to (the dead: or lifeless matter).

1. ănĭmo, 1: cf. quidquid est hoc, omnia animat, format, alit, auget, creat, Pac. in Cic. Div. 1, 57. constr. with adv.; to q. with life, vitaliter an.: cf. nequeunt vitaliter esse animata, Lucr. 5, 146: with abl., cf. stellae divinis animatae mentibus, Cic. Rep. 6, 15: Poet. with in and acc.: to q. a lifeless object into a living being, cf. guttas animavit in angues, Ov. M. 4, 619. Fig.: cf. si quid Apellei gaudent animasse colores, Stat. S. 2., 2, 64: in secondary sense, to give new life to what is languishing: cf. cibo potuque animavit, Hyg. F. 126: v. to revive: to resuscitate.
2. vīvĭfĭco, 1 (late: in Vulg. and Eccles.) esp. = to restore to life: to q. the dead: cf. (Deum) qui v. mortuos, Rom. iv. 17: cf. (Spiritus ejus) vivificabit mortalia corpora vestra, ib. viii. 11: mortalia viv. Prud. Apoth. 234: opp. to mortĭfĭco: cf. (Christus) mortificatus quidem carne, vivificatus autem spiritu, Vulg. 1 Pet. iii. 18: the flesh: cf. caro vivificabitur per resurrectionem, Tert. Res. Carn. 28, fin.: vivificare carni animam referre est, ib.: to give life to matter, id. adv. Val. 14, fin.: of vegetable life; cf. quod seminas non vivificatur, nisi prius moriatur, Vulg. 1 Cor. xv. 36: in gen. sense: (Deo) qui v. omnia, Vulg. 1 Tim. vi. 13. Fig.: to give new life to (esp. of spiritual life): cf. Spiritus est qui vivificat, Vulg. Joh. vi. 64: Lit. and Fig. contrasted: sicut enim Pater suscitat mortuos et v., sic et Filius quos vult v., ib. v. 21: freq. in Psalm. with obj. me: Ps. lxx. (lxxi.), 20: lxxix. 19 (lxxx. 18): cxviii. (cxix.), 25, 37, 40, 50, 88, 93, 149: cxlii. (cxliii.) 11: to q. the soul (or life), animam viv., Paul. Nol. Carm. 26, 207: Hier. Ep. 108, 11. Comp. convīvĭfĭco, to q. together with: with in, quum essemus mortui peccatis, convivificavit nos in Christo, Eph. ii. 5: with cum, cf. Col. ii. 13, vos, cum mortui essetis in delictis c. cum illo. Particip. in -ing: (factus est) novissimus Adam in spiritum vivificantem, id. For, he who (that which) q.s, v. quickener: quickening.

II. To excite, incite, stir up, animate (q. v.):

1. excĭto, 1: (v. to rouse: to enliven): absol. to q. the drooping spirits of a friend, amici jacentem animum excitare, Cic. Am. 16, 59: to q. one's memory of a person, illius memoriam exc., id. Or. 10, 3: with ad, cf. aliquem ad laborem et ad laudem exc., id. Planc. 24, 59.
2. incĭto, 1 (v. same synonyms): cf. ipsum ingenium diligentia etiam ex tarditate incitat, Cic. de Or. 2, 35, 147: with abl. of means: quorum studio legendi meum scribendi studium in dies incitatur, id. Div. 2, 2, 5: with ad; juvenes ad studium et ad laborem inc., id. de Or. 1, 61, 262. Also suscĭto, 1: cf. vim suscĭtat ira, Virg. Aen. 5, 454.
3. ănĭmo, 1 (sometimes in this sense): with inf.: Macrob. Sat. 7, 3.
4. stĭmŭlo, 1: to urge: to stimulate: cf. conceptus stim., Plin. 2, 8, 6: venerem stim., id. 23, 7, 67: to q. one's caution, cf. vetus nostra simultas antea stimulabat me, ut caverem, Cic. Fam. 3, 12, fin. Join: stim. atque excit.: ad alicujus salutem defendendam stimulari atque excitari, id. Planc. 28, 69. Note: -instīgo may also be used: v. to urge: to instigate. And incendo: v. to inflame.
5. prōmŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2: cf. Doctrina sed vim promovet insitam, Hor. Od. 4, 4, 33.
6. Expr. by the comp. adj. alacriorem aliquem efficere: cf. quum timidiores hostes nostros milites alacriores ad pugnandum effecissent, Caes. B. G. 3, 24: also by the subs. ălacrĭtas: to q. one's zeal (or energy, or efforts) and hope, alacritatem et spem afferre; cf. frequentia vestra, etc., et alacritatem mihi summam affert reipublicae defendendae, et spem recuperandae libertatis, Cic. Phil. 4, 1, init.: to q. one's zeal, alacr. alicui injicere: cf. multo major alacritas studiumque pugnandi majus exercitui injectum est, Caes. B. G. 1, 46.
7. Expr. by phrr. with animus: to q. one's courage, animos dare. cf. bellica Pallas adest, datque animos, Ov. M. 5, 47. to have one's courage quickened: cf. ibi nostris animus additus est, Pl. Am. 1, 1, 94: Cassio animus accessit, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 3: nostris animus augetur, Caes. B. G. 7, 70.

III. To add speed: to hasten (trans.): to put into quicker motion: to accelerate:

1. cĭto, 1: to q. one's pace, gradum c., Claud. VI. c. Hon. 510: in medical sense, to q. (= stimulate) any function of the body: to q. the motions, alvum c. Col. 7, 9, 9: cf. humorem, pus, urinam c. Cels. 4, 6: 5, 28, No. 13: 2, 19. Fig.: of emotions: cf. isque motus (animi) aut boni aut mali opinione citetur (may be q.'d or stimulated), Cic. Tusc. 3, 11, 24. Comp.: concĭto, 1: but when (the speaker's) warmth quickens his action, at ubi eam (actionem) calor concitaverit, Quint. 11, 3, 111: excĭto, 1: to q. a fire, cf. picem reliquasque res quibus ignis excitari potest, Caes. B. G. 7, 24: to q. the fire (in a fire-place) by blowing, foculum bucca exc., Juv. 3, 262: cf. (of a funeral pyre) excitat invalidas admoto fomite flammas, Lucan 8, 776. Fig.: of emotions, opp. to sēdo: cf. in animis hominum motum dicendo vel excitare vel sedare, Cic. de Or. 1, 46, 202: suscĭto, 1: q.s the smouldering fire (poet.), sopitos suscitat ignes, Virg. Aen. 5, 743: and esp.,
2. incĭto, 1 (cf. to urge on): (of deer) inbred timidity quickens their limbs, patrius pavor incitat artus, Lucr. 3, 743: opp. to retardo: (stellarum vagarum) motus tum incitantur, tum retardantur, Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 103 (cf. "you may q. or slack a motion," Bacon): to q. (one's horse's) speed, incitare currentem, Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 19 (prov. = to spur a willing horse): to q. (or stimulate) the growth of plants, cf. ut incitari vitis possit, Col. 4, 22, 3.
3. accĕlĕro, 1: to q. one's step, acc. gressum, Att. in Non. 89, 25: he q.s his march, iter accelerat, Caes. B. C. 2, 39: pass. with abl.: his enterprise was q.'d by, etc., accelerata coepta exercitus studio, Tac. H. 2, 85. Also the simple v. cĕlĕro, 1: to q. one's step, c. gradum, Virg. Aen. 4, 641: v. to hasten.
4. prŏpĕro, 1, and comp. dēprŏpĕro, 1: v. to hasten: if he had q.'d his march, si coeptum iter properasset, Tac. H. 3, 40.
5. praecĭpĭto, 1: v. to hasten: to hurry: (to rowers) q. your pace (or speed); poet., praecipitate moras! Virg. Aen. 8, 443.
6. mātūro, 1 (to hasten on): to q. one's march (or journey), iter m., Caes. B. C. 1, 63: of bodily functions: cf. partus conceptos m., Plin. 30, 14, 43.

B. Intr. (and Pass. = Intr. to be quickened).

I. To receive life: to become alive: to come to life: and hence
II. To grow lively or strong.

1. vīvesco (or vīvisco), vixi, 3, incep. of vivo: (of the reproduction of oysters), these scrapings q., ea strigmenta vivescunt, Plin. 9, 51, 72: vivescentia (things conceiving life), id. 16, 25, 39: in secondary sense, Join, vivescit et inveterascit, Lucr. 4, 1064.
2. vĭgĕo, ŭi, 2: whether the soul dies or is q.'d, sive occiderit animus sive vigeat, Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 104: with abl. of means; Fig.: the soul (or heart) q.s with joy, animus laetitia viget, Lucr. 3, 151: poet., Rumour q.s with motion, etc., (Fama) Mobilitate viget, viresque acquirit eundo, Virg. Aen. 4, 175.
3. vĭgesco, gŭi, 3, incep.: cf. de nihiloque renata vigescere copia rerum (is quickened into new life), Lucr. 1, 758: with abl. of the means; jam laeti studio pedes vigescunt, Cat. 46, 8.
4. Also expr. by pass. of verbs under A. I., II.

III. To gain speed: to move quicker: expr. by pass. and reflect. forms of verbs under A. III.: e. g., motus incitantur, Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 103, supr. cit.: also by the adv. with verbs of motion, v. quickly: cf. quick, to be.

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