definition of the word accelerate

Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare, formed from ad- + celerare "to hasten", which from celer "quick". See celerity.

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  • IPA: /əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/
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to accelerate (third-person singular simple present accelerates, present participle accelerating, simple past and past participle accelerated)

1. (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
2. (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

   to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.

3. (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

   to accelerate our departure.

4. (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

• advance
• dispatch
• expedite
• forward
• further
• hasten
• quicken
• speed up

• decelerate
• retard

• accelerative
• accelerator
• accelerated motion
• accelerating force

• accelerando
• accelerant
• acceleration
• accelerograph
• accelerometer

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