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   Ac·cel·er·ate

   /əkˈseləˌrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a vehicle or other physical object) begin to move more quickly: "the car accelerated toward her"
   • ▪ increase in amount or extent: "inflation started to accelerate" Similar speed uphurry upget fastermove fastergo fasterdrive fasterget a move onput on a spurtopen it upgain momentumincrease speedpick up speedgather speedinformal:step on the gasstep on itget crackingget movingget a wiggle onget a wriggle onincreaserisego upadvanceleapsurgespeed upescalatespiralget worsehastenexpediteprecipitatespeedspeed uphurry upmake fasterstep upadvancefurtherforwardpromoteboostgive a boost tostimulatespur onaidassisthelp alongfacilitateeasemake easiersimplifyinformal:crank upOpposite decelerateslow downslow downdropdelayslow down
   • ▪ undergo a change in velocity: "an accelerating electron radiates off some of its energy"

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the sense ‘hasten the occurrence of’): from Latin accelerat- ‘hastened’, from the verb accelerare, from ad- ‘towards’ + celer ‘swift’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. accelerative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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