accelerate
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“‘I accelerate, hasten’”), formed from ad + celerō (“‘I hasten’”), which is from celer (“‘quick’”). See celerity.
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- IPA: /əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/
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to accelerate (third-person singular simple present accelerates, present participle accelerating, simple past and past participle accelerated)
- (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
- (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
- to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
- (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
- to accelerate our departure.
- (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
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to cause to move faster
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to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process
to hasten
to become faster
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
accelerate pl.
- Feminine form of accelerato.
[edit] Verb
accelerate
- second-person plural present tense of accelerare
- second-person plural imperative of accelerare
- feminine plural past participle of accelerare
