quickener

English

Etymology

From Middle English quykener, equivalent to quicken +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪkənə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪkənɚ/

Noun

quickener (plural quickeners)

One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
That which gives life, animates, or nourishes.
- 1922, “The Seven against Thebes”, in Geoffrey Montagu Cookson, transl., Four Plays of Aeschylus, page 124:
  Where, through the deep, rich soil enwound,
  The waters of Dirce flow?
  Nourisher she of man and mead,
  Quencher of thirst and quickener of seed;

Synonyms

(that which quickens): catalyst

Related terms

Translations

one who, or that which, quickens

that which gives life, animates, or nourishes

Anagrams

requicken

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