accelerate
to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.
to hasten the occurrence of: to accelerate the fall of a government.
Mechanics. to change the velocity of (a body) or the rate of (motion); cause to undergo acceleration.
to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work, eliminating detail, etc.
to move or go faster; increase in speed.
to progress or develop faster.
Origin of accelerate
1Other words from accelerate
- ac·cel·er·a·ble, adjective
- ac·cel·er·at·ed·ly, adverb
- o·ver·ac·cel·er·ate, verb, o·ver·ac·cel·er·at·ed, o·ver·ac·cel·er·at·ing.
- re·ac·cel·er·ate, verb, re·ac·cel·er·at·ed, re·ac·cel·er·at·ing.
- self-ac·cel·erat·ing, adjective
- un·ac·cel·er·at·ed, adjective
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How to use accelerate in a sentence
Nevetheless, Democratic rule has not only failed to halt the trend, but appears to have accelerated it.
It struck me that Charles has, albeit unwittingly, accelerated the tendency for the bad to drive out the good.
Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland | Clive Irving | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMoss likens the process of accelerated urban change to climate change.
The End of New York: How One Blog Tracks the Disappearance of a Vibrant City | Tim Teeman | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnion membership and popularity dived in the 1970s and early 1980s when public-sector organizing accelerated.
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions | Dmitri Mehlhorn | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI so wanted to seem brave and nonchalant, but my hands began to shake and my heart accelerated.
This gain in those parts of the river's curvings where deposition tends to take place may be accelerated by tree-planting.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerAn internal feverish sensation; pulse not accelerated; want of appetite.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawHave you forgotten that your motion is continuously accelerated, and that without perceptible exertion you move rapidly?
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. | John Uri LloydOwing to the accelerated speed at which both vessels were now going, the Indiamen had been left behind.
A Roving Commission | G. A. HentyAbout the time this was done, and the cedar camp working at an accelerated pace, Archie Lawanne came back to the Toba.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for accelerate
/ (ækˈsɛləˌreɪt) /
to go, occur, or cause to go or occur more quickly; speed up
(tr) to cause to happen sooner than expected
(tr) to increase the velocity of (a body, reaction, etc); cause acceleration
Origin of accelerate
1Derived forms of accelerate
- accelerable, adjective
- accelerative or acceleratory, adjective
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