accelerate
verb (used with object)
to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in.
accelerates
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present tense formof accelerate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Scientists warn the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events will increase as global warming accelerates because of fossil fuel emissions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
A controlled human clinical trial will be needed to determine whether glucosamine directly accelerates Alzheimer's progression and, if so, which patients may be most vulnerable.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Fast, accurate feedback accelerates innovation by quantifying what does and doesn’t work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A quarter-point rate hike from here would get the federal funds rate between 4% and 4.25%, what Kaplan says is in the neighborhood of the neutral rate that neither accelerates nor restricts the economy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Dad pulls onto the highway and accelerates, rapidly, as if to make a point, until he has doubled Richard’s speed.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
