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   accelerate

   /əkˈsɛləreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly: "the car accelerated towards her"
   • ▪ increase in rate, amount, or extent: "inflation started to accelerate" Similar speed uphurry upget fastermove fastergo fasterdrive fasterget a move onput on a spurtopen it upgain momentumincrease speedpick up speedgather speedinformal:step on the gasstep on itget crackingget movingget a wiggle onget a wriggle onincreaserisego upadvanceleapsurgespeed upescalatespiralget worsehastenexpediteprecipitatespeedspeed uphurry upmake fasterstep upadvancefurtherforwardpromoteboostgive a boost tostimulatespur onaidassisthelp alongfacilitateeasemake easiersimplifyinformal:crank upOpposite decelerateslow downslow downdropdelayslow down
   • ▪ undergo a change in velocity: "an accelerating electron radiates off some of its energy"

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the sense ‘hasten the occurrence of’): from Latin accelerat- ‘hastened’, from the verb accelerare, from ad- ‘towards’ + celer ‘swift’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. accelerative adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACCELERATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     ACCELERATE meaning: 1. When a vehicle or its driver...

   • Znaczenie Accelerate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ACCELERATE definicja: 1. When a vehicle or its driver...

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     ACCELERATE translate: （车辆或驾驶者）加速, （人或物的行动）加快,...

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     ACCELERATE translate: （車輛或駕駛者）加速, （人或物的行動）加快,...

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   • Accelerate: Korean Translation

     ACCELERATE translate: 가속하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Accelerate: Polish Translation

     ACCELERATE translate: przyspieszać, przyspieszać,...

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