accelerate

The definition of accelerate is to move faster or cause something to move faster.

(verb)

An example of accelerate would be to push harder on the gas pedal to make the car’s speed increase.

Accelerate is defined as to shorten the amount of time that is usually needed.

(verb)

An example of accelerate would be to allow less time for a student to finish course work.

See accelerate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Origin: < L acceleratus, pp. of accelerare < ad-, to + celerare, to hasten < celer, swift < IE base *kel-, to drive > OE haldan, hold

intransitive verb

to go, progress, or develop faster

See accelerate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ac·cel·er·at·ed, ac·cel·er·at·ing, ac·cel·er·ates

verb, transitive

To increase the speed of.
To cause to occur sooner than expected.
To cause to develop or progress more quickly: a substance used to accelerate a fire.
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.
Physics To change the velocity of.

verb, intransitive