accelerate
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accelerate
hasten the occurrence of: accelerate reforms; to move or go faster; to progress faster: accelerate educational programs
Not to be confused with:
exhilarate – to invigorate, animate, elate, stimulate: A brisk walk will exhilarate you.
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ac·cel·er·ate
(ăk-sĕl′ə-rāt′)v. ac·cel·er·at·ed, ac·cel·er·at·ing, ac·cel·er·ates
v.tr.
1.
a. To increase the speed of: accelerated the engine. See Synonyms at speed.
b. Physics To change the velocity of.
2. To cause to occur sooner than expected: accelerated his retirement by a year.
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.
v.intr.
To move or act faster.
[Latin accelerāre, accelerāt- : ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + celerāre, to quicken (from celer, swift).]
ac·cel′er·a′tive adj.
ac·cel′er·a·to′ry (-ər-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
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accelerate
(ækˈsɛləˌreɪt)vb
1. to go, occur, or cause to go or occur more quickly; speed up
2. (tr) to cause to happen sooner than expected
3. (General Physics) (tr) to increase the velocity of (a body, reaction, etc); cause acceleration
[C16: from Latin accelerātus, from accelerāre to go faster, from ad- (intensive) + celerāre to hasten, from celer swift]
acˈcelerable adj
acˈcelerative, acˈceleratory adj
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ac•cel•er•ate
(ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to cause faster development, progress, or advancement in.
2. to increase the speed or velocity of; cause to move faster.
3. to hasten the occurrence of.
4. to change the velocity of (a body) or the rate of (motion).
5. to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work, eliminating detail, etc.
v.i. 6. to move or go faster; increase in speed.
7. to progress or develop faster.
[1515–25; < Latin accelerātus, past participle of accelerāre to quicken, hurry =ac- ac- + celerāre to go quickly, v. derivative of celer swift]
ac•cel′er•a•ble, adj.
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accelerate
Past participle: accelerated
Gerund: accelerating
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| Verb | 1. |  accelerate - move faster; "The car accelerated" deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" |
| 2. |  accelerate - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" decelerate, slow down - reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" |
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accelerate
verb
1. increase, grow, advance, extend, expand, build up, strengthen, raise, swell, intensify, enlarge, escalate, multiply, inflate, magnify, proliferate, snowball Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year.
increase fall, drop, lower, decline, dive, diminish, slow down
increase fall, drop, lower, decline, dive, diminish, slow down
2. expedite, press, forward, promote, spur, further, stimulate, hurry, step up (informal), speed up, facilitate, hasten, precipitate, quicken The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
expedite delay, hinder, obstruct, impede
expedite delay, hinder, obstruct, impede
3. speed up, speed, advance, quicken, get under way, gather momentum, get moving, pick up speed, put your foot down (informal), open up the throttle, put on speed Suddenly the car accelerated.
speed up brake, slow down, rein in, slacken (off), decelerate, reduce speed
speed up brake, slow down, rein in, slacken (off), decelerate, reduce speed
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accelerate
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Translations
يُسْرِعُيُسْرِع فِي السَيْريُعَجِّل فِي
zrychliturychlit
accelererefremskynde
kiihdyttäälisätä vauhtianopeuttaa
ubrzatiubrzati se
gyorsít
auka hraîannflÿta fyrir
加速する
가속하다
akseleratoriuspadidinti greitįpagreitinimaspagreitinti
pospešiti
accelererapåskynda
เร่งความเร็ว
hızlanmakhızlandırmak
tăng tốc
accelerate
[ækˈseləreɪt]A. VT → acelerar, apresurar
accelerated depreciation → depreciación f acelerada
accelerated program (US) (Univ) → curso m intensivo
accelerated depreciation → depreciación f acelerada
accelerated program (US) (Univ) → curso m intensivo
B. VI (esp Aut) → acelerar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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accelerate
work-rate, speed, changevt → beschleunigen; speed also → erhöhen
vi → beschleunigen; (driver also) → Gas geben; (work-rate, speed, change) → sich beschleunigen, zunehmen; (growth, inflation etc) → zunehmen; he accelerated away → er gab Gas und fuhr davon; he accelerated out of the bend → er hat in der Kurve beschleunigt or Gas gegeben
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
accelerate
(əkˈseləreit) verb1. to increase speed. The driver accelerated to pass the other car.
2. to make (something) happen sooner. Worry accelerated his death.
acˌceleˈration nounacˈcelerator noun
a pedal, lever etc that controls the speed or acceleration of a machine.
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accelerate
→ يُسْرِعُ zrychlit accelerere beschleunigen επιταχύνω acelerar lisätä vauhtia accélérer ubrzati se accelerare 加速する 가속하다 versnellen akselerere przyspieszyć acelerar ускорять accelerera เร่งความเร็ว hızlanmak tăng tốc 加速Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
accelerate
vt. acelerar, apresurar, aumentar la velocidad;
to ___ the healing process → ___ la cura.
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