accelerate

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UK /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ US /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/

verb 5adj 1

Collocations

(verb.) go faster

ADV

hard, quickly

smoothly

The car accelerated smoothly onto the highway as traffic cleared ahead.

suddenly

away

The motorcycle suddenly accelerated away from the traffic light, leaving other cars behind.

(verb.) develop quickly

ADV

dramatically, greatly, rapidly, sharply

The company's growth accelerated rapidly after they launched their new product line.

Definitions

verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

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

The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies.

To cause a change of velocity.

To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

to accelerate our departure

To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.

adj

Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — move faster

verb — cause to move faster

speed

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies.

Wiktionary

She had to accelerate her work pace to meet the deadline.

Wiktionary

... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing.

Wiktionary

The policy will only accelerate inflation.

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It is of great significance in this experiment to accelerate the particle M in the horizontal direction.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, accelerate is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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