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ac⋅cel⋅er⋅ate

   [ak-sel-uh-reyt]
verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
–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.
Origin:
1515–25; < L accelerātus speeded up (ptp. of accelerāre), equiv. to ac- ac- + celer swift + -ātus -ate 1
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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.
  1. To increase the speed of.
  2. To cause to occur sooner than expected.
  3. To cause to develop or progress more quickly: a substance used to accelerate a fire.
    1. To reduce the time required for (an academic course, for example); compress into a shorter period.
    2. To make it possible for (a student) to finish an academic course faster than usual.
  5. Physics To change the velocity of.
v.   intr.
  1. To move or act faster. See Synonyms at speed.
  2. To engage in an academic program that progresses faster than usual.

[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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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