accelerate
11accelerate — [ak sel′ər āt΄, ak sel′ə rāt΄; əksel′ər āt΄] vt. accelerated, accelerating [< L acceleratus, pp. of accelerare < ad , to + celerare, to hasten < celer, swift < IE base * kel , to drive > OE haldan, HOLD1] 1. to increase the speed… …
12accelerate — 01. The progress of the disease seems to have [accelerated] somewhat in the last week, and his doctor is very worried. 02. The [acceleration] in this car is amazing: 0 60 in just over 3 seconds! 03. Harvey [accelerated] through the intersection… …
13accelerate */ — UK [əkˈseləreɪt] / US [əkˈseləˌreɪt] verb Word forms accelerate : present tense I/you/we/they accelerate he/she/it accelerates present participle accelerating past tense accelerated past participle accelerated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to… …
14accelerate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare, from ad + celer swift more at hold Date: circa 1530 transitive verb 1. to bring about at an earlier time < accelerate their departure > …
15accelerate — 1. verb /əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/ a) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of. to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc. b) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process …
16accelerate — accelerable, adj. acceleratedly, adv. /ak sel euh rayt /, v., accelerated, accelerating. v.t. 1. to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth. 2. to hasten the occurrence of: to… …
17accelerate — verb 1 go faster ADVERB ▪ hard, quickly ▪ smoothly ▪ The runners accelerated smoothly around the bend. ▪ suddenly ▪ awa …
18accelerate — ac|cel|er|ate [ ək selə,reıt ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to happen or make something happen at a faster rate: The increased capital could greatly accelerate economic development. The decline of her health seemed to suddenly… …
19accelerate — [[t]ækse̱ləreɪt[/t]] accelerates, accelerating, accelerated 1) V ERG If the process or rate of something accelerates, it gets faster and faster. Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year... [V n] The government is to accelerate its… …
20accelerate — verb 1 (I) if a vehicle or someone who is driving it accelerates, it starts to go faster: The Ferrari Mondial can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds. 2 (I, T) if a process accelerates or if something accelerates it, it happens faster than …
