quicken

quicken the pulse

also quicken somebody's pulse

to cause excitement or interest There's nothing in this book to quicken the pulse.

to make someone excited or interested There's nothing in this book to quicken the pulse.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brigid	['bridʒid]
Maria	mah-REE-ah (Italian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch), mə-REE-ə (Catalan, English), MAHR-yah (Polish), MAH-ree-ah (Finnish)	Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian,
Mnason	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Dagm&Aelig;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Madison	MAD-i-sən	English
Linwood	LIN-wuwd	English