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accelerate

Syllabification: (ac·cel·er·ate)

Pronunciation: /akˈseləˌrāt/

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Definition of accelerate

verb

[no object]

(of a vehicle or other physical object) begin to move more quickly:the car accelerated toward her
increase in amount or extent:inflation started to accelerate [with object]:the key question is whether stress accelerates aging (as adjective accelerating)accelerating industrial activity
Physics undergo a change in velocity.

Derivatives

accelerative

Origin:

early 16th century (in the sense 'hasten the occurrence of'): from Latin accelerat- 'hastened', from the verb accelerare, from ad- 'toward' + celer 'swift'

Spell accelerate and the related words acceleration and accelerator with a double c and one l.I accelerated past the car, the cab, and the lorry.

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