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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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Accelerating
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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
EXPANDun·ac·cel·er·at·ed, adjective
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