Sekirov Dictionary

accelerate

UK /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/US /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/

verb 7
adjective 1
forms 3

verb7

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
To cause a change of velocity.
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To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
- The car began to accelerate as soon as the light turned green.
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To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
- to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
- The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies.
To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
Grow; increase.

adjective1

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(no longer used) Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.
- ... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing. — 1662

forms

accelerated · accelerating · accelerates

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