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accelerate definition

ac·cel·er·ate (ak sel′ər āt′, -ə rāt′; ək-)

transitive verb accelerated -·at′ed, accelerating -·at′·ing

  1. to increase the speed of
  2. to cause to develop or progress more quickly
  3. Physics to cause a change in the velocity of (a moving body)
  4. to cause to happen sooner

Etymology: < 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

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