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accelerative

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ac⋅cel⋅er⋅a⋅tive

  [ak-sel-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv]
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–adjective
tending to accelerate; increasing the velocity of.
Also, ac⋅cel⋅er⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [ak-sel-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] .

Origin:
1745–55; accelerate + -ive
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ac·cel·er·ate   (āk-sěl'ə-rāt')   
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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ac·cel·er·a·tive
Pronunciation: ik-'sel-&-"rAt-iv, ak-
Function: adjective
: ACCELERATORY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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