ACCELERATED
Use Accelerated in a sentence
əˌreɪt verb (used with 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.
verb (used without object)
5.
to move or go faster; increase in speed.
6.
to progress or develop faster.
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Accelerated
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Origin:
1515–25; < Latin accelerātus speeded up (past participle of accelerāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + celer swift + -ātus -ate1
1515–25; < Latin accelerātus speeded up (past participle of accelerāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + celer swift + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ac·cel·er·a·ble, adjective
ac·cel·er·at·ed·ly, adverb
o·ver·ac·cel·er·ate, verb, o·ver·ac·cel·er·at·ed, o·ver·ac·cel·er·at·ing.
re·ac·cel·er·ate, verb, re·ac·cel·er·at·ed, re·ac·cel·er·at·ing.
self-ac·cel·erat·ing, adjective
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accelerate (ækˈsɛləˌreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to go, occur, or cause to go or occur more quickly; speed up |
| 2. | (tr) to cause to happen sooner than expected |
| 3. | (tr) to increase the velocity of (a body, reaction, etc); cause acceleration |
| [C16: from Latin accelerātus, from accelerāre to go faster, from ad- (intensive) + celerāre to hasten, from celer swift] | |
| ac'celerable | |
| —adj | |
| ac'celerative | |
| —adj | |
| ac'celeratory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
accelerate
1520s, from L. acceleratus, pp. of accelerare "to hasten, to quicken," from ad- "to" + celerare "hasten," from celer "swift" (see celerity).
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Example sentences
Those electrons circulate around the planet, accelerated by its magnetic field.
Though the sharks accelerated less while descending downward through the water columns, they didn't glide as predicted.
News about salmonella outbreaks were a catalyst, but the economy really accelerated it.
Drought accelerated these trends by causing animals to disperse more widely.
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