Definitions for accelerateækˈsɛl əˌreɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ac•cel•er•ateækˈsɛl əˌreɪt(v.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
(v.t.)to cause faster development, progress, or advancement in.
to increase the speed or velocity of; cause to move faster.
to hasten the occurrence of.
to change the velocity of (a body) or the rate of (motion).
Category: Mechanics
to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work, eliminating detail, etc.
Category: Education
(v.i.)to move or go faster; increase in speed.
to progress or develop faster.
Origin of accelerate:
1515–25; < L accelerātus, ptp. of accelerāre to quicken, hurry =ac-ac - +celerāre to go quickly, v. der. of celer swift
ac•cel′er•a•ble(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken(verb)
move faster
"The car accelerated"
accelerate, speed, speed up(verb)
cause to move faster
"He accelerated the car"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
accelerate(verb)ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt
to go faster in vehicle
The car accelerated.
accelerateækˈsɛl əˌreɪt
to happen faster
to accelerate plant growth; inflation is accelerating; a vehicle with good acceleration
Wiktionary
accelerate(Verb)
To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
accelerate(Verb)
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
accelerate(Verb)
To cause a change of velocity.
accelerate(Verb)
To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
to accelerate our departure.
accelerate(Verb)
To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
accelerate(Verb)
To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
accelerate(Verb)
Grow; increase.
accelerate(Verb)
To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
accelerate(Adjective)
Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.
Origin: * First attested in the 1520's.
Webster Dictionary
Accelerate(verb)
to cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard
Accelerate(verb)
to quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc
Accelerate(verb)
to hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure
Translations for accelerate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- versnelAfrikaans
- يُسْرِع فِي السَيْرArabic
- ускорявамBulgarian
- acelerarPortuguese (BR)
- zrychlitCzech
- beschleunigenGerman
- accelerere;øge fartenDanish
- επιταχύνωGreek
- acelerarSpanish
- kiirust lisamaEstonian
- تسریع کردن؛ تندتر رفتنFarsi
- kiihdyttääFinnish
- accélérerFrench
- לְהָאִיץHebrew
- चाल बढ़ानाHindi
- ubrzatiCroatian
- gyorsítHungarian
- meningkatkan kecepatanIndonesian
- auka hraðannIcelandic
- accelerareItalian
- 加速するJapanese
- 가속하다Korean
- padidinti greitįLithuanian
- palielināt ātrumuLatvian
- memecutMalay
- versnellenDutch
- akselerere,øke/sette opp fartenNorwegian
- przyspieszaćPolish
- تسریع کردن؛ تندتر رفتنPersian
- تيزول، ژر تللPashto
- acelerarPortuguese
- a acceleraRomanian
- увеличивать скоростьRussian
- zrýchliťSlovak
- pospešitiSlovenian
- ubrzatiSerbian
- accelereraSwedish
- เร่งความเร็วThai
- hızlanmakTurkish
- 加速Chinese (Trad.)
- пришвидшуватисяUkrainian
- رفتار بڑھاناUrdu
- tăng tốcVietnamese
- 加速Chinese (Simp.)
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