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English
Verb
Accelerate (third-person singular simple present Accelerates, present participle accelerating, simple past and past participle accelerated)
- (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
- (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
- to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
- (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
- to accelerate our departure.
- (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
- (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.
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Pronunciation
Adjective
accelerate
- (rare) Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.