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1. (v.t.) accelerate
to cause faster development, progress, or advancement in.
2. accelerate
to increase the speed or velocity of; cause to move faster.
3. accelerate
to hasten the occurrence of.
4. accelerate
to change the velocity of (a body) or the rate of (motion).
5. accelerate
to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work, eliminating detail, etc.
6. (v.i.) accelerate
to move or go faster; increase in speed.
7. accelerate
to progress or develop faster.
Etymology: (1515–25; < L accelerātus, ptp. of accelerāre to quicken, hurry =ac-ac - +celerāre to go quickly, v. der. of celer swift)
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| Definition of 'accelerate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
move faster
"The car accelerated"
2. (verb) accelerate, speed, speed up
cause to move faster
"He accelerated the car"
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1. (verb) accelerate
to go faster in vehicle
The car accelerated.
2. accelerate
to happen faster
to accelerate plant growth; inflation is accelerating; a vehicle with good acceleration
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| Definition of 'accelerate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) accelerate
to cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard
2. (verb) accelerate
to quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc
3. (verb) accelerate
to hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure
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Sense: to increase speed
The driver accelerated to pass the other car.
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 Afrikaans: versnel |
 Arabic: يُسْرِع فِي السَيْر |
 Bulgarian: ускорявам |
 Brazilian: acelerar |
 Czech: zrychlit |
 German: beschleunigen |
 Danish: accelerere;øge farten |
 Greek: επιταχύνω |
 Spanish: acelerar |
 Estonian: kiirust lisama |
 Farsi: تسریع کردن؛ تندتر رفتن |
 Finnish: kiihdyttää |
 French: accélérer |
 Hebrew: לְהָאִיץ |
 Hindi: चाल बढ़ाना |
 Croatian: ubrzati |
 Hungarian: gyorsít |
 Indonesian: meningkatkan kecepatan |
 Icelandic: auka hraðann |
 Italian: accelerare |
 Japanese: 加速する |
 Korean: 가속하다 |
 Lithuanian: padidinti greitį |
 Latvian: palielināt ātrumu |
 Malay: memecut |
 Dutch: versnellen |
 Norwegian: akselerere,øke/sette opp |
 Polish: przyspieszać |
 Persian: تسریع کردن؛ تندتر رفتن |
 Pashto: تيزول، ژر تلل |
 Portuguese: acelerar |
 Romanian: a accelera |
 Russian: увеличивать скорость |
 Slovak: zrýchliť |
 Slovenian: pospešiti |
 Serbian: ubrzati |
 Swedish: accelerera |
 Thai: เร่งความเร็ว |
 Turkish: hızlanmak |
 Taiwanese: 加速 |
 Ukrainian: пришвидшуватися |
 Urdu: رفتار بڑھانا |
 Vietnamese: tăng tốc |
 Chinese: 加速 |
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