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Accelerate

verb
/æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/
Word Frequency: 3.0

Definitions

1.verbTo cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
2.verbTo quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
"to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc."
3.verbTo cause a change of velocity.
4.verbTo hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
"to accelerate our departure"
5.verbTo enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
6.verbTo become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
7.verbGrow; increase.
8.adjectiveAccelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

Synonyms

hastenquickenspeed upadvanceforwardexpeditefurtherspeedexpeditedexpeditiousspeedingexpeditiously

Antonyms

decelerateretardunaccelerate

Rhymes With

elucidatearticulatedesolatefacilitateprofligateexplicatedeliberatedelineate
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