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accelerate

ac·cel·er·ate [ ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt]

accelerate

verb

[ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt]

accelerated; accelerating

Definition of accelerate

intransitive verb

1 : to move faster : to gain speed
//The car slowly accelerated. The pace of change has accelerated in recent months.

2 : to progress from grade to grade more rapidly than usual : to follow a speeded-up educational program

transitive verb

1 : to bring about at an earlier time
//Circumstances accelerated their departure.

2 : to cause to move faster
//accelerated his steps
also : to cause to undergo acceleration

3a : to hasten the progress or development of
//accelerate our efforts

b : increase
//accelerate food production

4a : to enable (a student) to complete a course in less than usual time

b : to speed up (something, such as a course of study)

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Recent Examples on the Web

//As reflective ice melts and gives way to open ocean, the dark water absorbs more sunlight, which melts the ice around it even faster in a vicious cycle that accelerates warming.
— Shannon Hall, Scientific American, "Marooned: Researchers Will Freeze Their Ship into Arctic Ocean Ice for a Year," 17 Sep. 2019
//The one thing the team doesn't have, the thing that can accelerate a rebuild, is a No.
— Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana Fever have young assets, hope to add No. 1 pick to accelerate rebuild," 16 Sep. 2019
//The company has been growing at about 50% a year — the new investment will accelerate that.
— Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "This growing Milwaukee software company manages how people fix, install or inspect equipment," 13 Sep. 2019
//And five questions that the Democratic debate Thursday may help answer about a presidential race that is steadily accelerating.
— Susan Page, USA TODAY, "5 questions the Democratic debate may answer, including: Is Biden a fragile front-runner?," 12 Sep. 2019
//In the spirit of their new book, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, two reporters behind the explosive New York Times investigation into Harvey Weinstein, pulled the curtain back further on their work that accelerated the #MeToo movement.
— Nick Romano, EW.com, "New York Times reporters tell Stephen Colbert how Weinstein tried to derail #MeToo report," 11 Sep. 2019
//Tall buildings accelerate wind on the ground in two ways.
— Wired, "London Is Changing Its Skyscraper Designs—to Favor Cyclists," 2 Sep. 2019
//And though forecasts of sea-level rise are vexed with uncertainties and divergences, there is a strong consensus that the rate is accelerating as the world warms up.
— The Economist, "Climate change is a remorseless threat to the world’s coasts," 17 Aug. 2019
//Without this frictional force, the truck couldn't even accelerate.
— Rhett Allain, WIRED, "An Electric Pickup Truck Really Could Pull a Freight Train—Here's How," 30 July 2019

First Known Use of accelerate

circa 1522, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology for accelerate

borrowed from Latin accelerātus, past participle of accelerāre "to add speed to, hasten the occurrence of, go quickly," from ad- ad- + celerāre "to hasten," verbal derivative of celer "swift, speedy," perhaps going back to *keli-li-/ri-, derivative from the Indo-European base of Greek kélomai, kelésthai "urge, exhort," kelēt-, kélēs "swift horse, charger"

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1 to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season

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2 to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

we accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed

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3 to make greater in size, amount, or number

the company accelerated its advertising purchases even as the economy appeared to be in recession

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maximize

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More Definitions foraccelerate

accelerate

verb

ac·cel·er·ate | \ ak-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt \

accelerated; accelerating

Kids Definition of accelerate

1 : to move or cause to move faster
//The car accelerated going downhill.

2 : to cause to happen more quickly
//Using plant food accelerates growth.

accelerate

verb

ac·cel·er·ate | \ ik-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt, ak- \

accelerated; accelerating

Medical Definition of accelerate

transitive verb

: to cause to move faster or speed up
//accelerated speech and motor activity in manic patients also : to cause to undergo acceleration

intransitive verb

: to move faster : gain speed

accelerate

verb

ac·cel·er·ate

accelerated; accelerating

Legal Definition of accelerate

transitive verb

: to bring about at an earlier time: as

a : to advance (the maturity date of a security agreement) so that payment of the debt in full is due immediately — see also acceleration clause

b : to cause (a future interest in property) to vest by removing the preceding interests (as by failure or premature termination)

intransitive verb

: to enforce an acceleration clause
//held that the creditor's right to accelerate was suspended— J. J. White and R. S. Summers