brace vs quicken

quicken vs brace

brace is a noun but quicken is not a noun.

brace and quicken both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brace	Yes	No	Yes	No
quicken	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, quicken is a hyponym of brace; that is, quicken is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brace:

brace: cause to be alert and energetic
quicken: give new life or energy to

Other hyponyms of brace include cathect, animate, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify, invigorate, reinvigorate, animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up.

brace (noun)	quicken (noun)
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
elastic straps that hold trousers up
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
two items of the same kind

brace (verb)	quicken (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	give new life or energy to
support by bracing	show signs of life
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace	give life or energy to
prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult	move faster
	make keen or more acute

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