verb#5,613 by frequency
accelerate
/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/
To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of
- he/she/it
- accelerates
- past participle
- accelerated
Meanings
- 1
To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of
The driver accelerated his car.
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The driving teacher asked his young student "Couldn't you accelerate slowly?"
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- 2
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of
- 3
To cause a change of velocityrare
- 4
To hasten, as the occurrence of an eventrare
- 5
To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal timerare
- 6
To become faster; to begin to move more quicklyrare
- 7
Grow; increaserare