quickener

One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.

Noun

  1. One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
  2. That which gives life, animates, or nourishes.
    • 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; - 1922, “The Seven against Thebes”, in Geoffrey Montagu Cookson, transl.,...

Origin

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

Forms

quickeners

Synonyms

catalyst

Related

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