quicken vs perk up

quicken and perk up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quicken	No	No	Yes	No
perk up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, perk up is a hypernym of quicken; that is, perk up is a word with a broader meaning than quicken:

Other hypernyms of quicken include arouse, brace, energise, energize, stimulate.

quicken (verb)	perk up (verb)
give new life or energy to	gain or regain energy
show signs of life	cause to be alert and energetic
give life or energy to
move faster
make keen or more acute