to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
to accelerate our departure.
... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing.
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accelerate — ac‧cel‧e‧rate [əkˈseləreɪt] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to happen more quickly, or make something happen more quickly: • Economic growth should accelerate as the year goes on. • There are fears that higher oil prices would accelerate… … Financial and business terms
accelerate — ac·cel·er·ate vb at·ed, at·ing vt: to bring about at an earlier time: as a: to advance (the maturity date of a security agreement) so that payment of the debt in full is due immediately see also acceleration clause b: to cause (a future interest… … Law dictionary
Accelerate — Ac*cel er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accelerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accelerating}.] [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See {Celerity}.] 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accelerate — (v.) 1520s, from L. acceleratus, pp. of accelerare to hasten, to quicken, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + celerare hasten, from celer swift (see CELERITY (Cf. celerity)). Related: Accelerated; … Etymology dictionary
accelerate — *speed, quicken, hurry, hasten, precipitate Analogous words: forward, further, *advance, promote: drive, impel (see MOVE) Antonyms: decelerate: retard Contrasted words: *delay, slow, slacken: impede, obstruct, block, *hinder: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accelerate — [v] increase speed, timing advance, drive, dust*, expedite, fire up*, forward, further, gun*, hammer on*, hasten, hurry, impel, lay a patch*, lay rubber*, make tracks*, nail it*, open up*, peel rubber*, precipitate, put on afterburners*, put… … New thesaurus
accelerate — ► VERB 1) begin or cause to move more quickly. 2) increase in rate, amount, or extent. DERIVATIVES acceleration noun. ORIGIN Latin accelerare hasten , from celer swift … English terms dictionary
accelerate — [ak sel′ər āt΄, ak sel′ə rāt΄; əksel′ər āt΄] vt. accelerated, accelerating [< L acceleratus, pp. of accelerare < ad , to + celerare, to hasten < celer, swift < IE base * kel , to drive > OE haldan, HOLD1] 1. to increase the speed… … English World dictionary
