accelerate

(ăk-sĕlˈə-rātˌ)

1. To increase the speed of.
2. To cause to occur sooner than expected.
3. To cause to develop or progress more quickly: a substance used to accelerate a fire.
4. a. To reduce the time required for (an academic course, for example); compress into a shorter period.
   b. To make it possible for (a student) to finish an academic course faster than usual.
5. Physics To change the velocity of.

1. To move or act faster. See Synonyms at speed.
2. To engage in an academic program that progresses faster than usual.

Related Forms:

• ac·celˈer·aˌtive adjective

• ac·celˈer·a·toˌry (-ər-ə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective