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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ac·cel·er·ate 
[ak-sel-uh-reyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
[ak-sel-uh-reyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth. |
| 2. | to hasten the occurrence of: to accelerate the fall of a government. |
| 3. | Mechanics. to change the velocity of (a body) or the rate of (motion); cause to undergo acceleration. |
| 4. | to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work, eliminating detail, etc. |
| 5. | to move or go faster; increase in speed. |
| 6. | to progress or develop faster. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ac·cel·er·ate
(āk-sěl'ə-rāt') Pronunciation Key
v. ac·cel·er·at·ed, ac·cel·er·at·ing, ac·cel·er·ates v. tr.
v. intr.
[Latin accelerāre, accelerāt- : ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + celerāre, to quicken (from celer, swift).] ac·cel'er·a'tive adj., ac·cel'er·a·to'ry (-ər-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
accelerate
accelerate
c.1525, from L. acceleratus, pp. of accelerare "quicken," from ad- "to" + celerare "hasten," from celer "swift" (see celerity). Accelerator in motor vehicle sense is first recorded 1900.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| accelerate | |
verb | |
| 1. | move faster; "The car accelerated" [ant: decelerate] |
| 2. | cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [ant: decelerate] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ac·cel·er·ate
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
transitive verb : to bring about at an earlier time: as a : to advance (the maturity date of a security agreement) so that payment of the debt in full is due immediately —see also ACCELERATION CLAUSE b : to cause (a future interest in property) to vest by removing the preceding interests (as by failure or premature termination) intransitive verb : to enforce an acceleration clauseaccelerate was suspended —J. J. White and Railroad S. Summers> —ac·cel·er·a·tion noun
Main Entry: ac·cel·er·ate
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
transitive verb : to bring about at an earlier time: as a : to advance (the maturity date of a security agreement) so that payment of the debt in full is due immediately —see also ACCELERATION CLAUSE b : to cause (a future interest in property) to vest by removing the preceding interests (as by failure or premature termination) intransitive verb : to enforce an acceleration clause
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Accelerate
Ac*cel"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accelerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Accelerating.] [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See Celerity.]1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard. 2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc. 3. To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure. Accelerated motion (Mech.), motion with a continually increasing velocity. Accelerating force, the force which causes accelerated motion. --Nichol. Syn: To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward; advance; further.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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