Accelerate

English

Verb

Accelerate (third-person singular simple present Accelerates, present participle accelerating, simple past and past participle accelerated)

1. (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
2. (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

   to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.

3. (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

   to accelerate our departure.

4. (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
5. (obsolete) Alternative form of accelerated..

Synonyms for Accelerate

advance,dispatch, expedite, forward, further, hasten, speed up, hurry, quicken, facilitate.

Antonyms for Accelerate

retard, decelerate, obstruct, hinder, defer, postpone, resist.

Derived terms

• accelerative
• accelerator
• accelerated motion
• accelerating force

Related terms

• accelerando
• accelerant
• acceleration
• accelerograph
• accelerometer

Pronunciation

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  • IPA: /əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/

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Adjective

accelerate

1. (rare) Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.