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Accelerate

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1 Etymology
2 Transitive Verb
3 Derived expressions
4 Synonyms
5 Translations

Etymology

Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See celerity

Transitive Verb

Imperfect and past participle: accelerated
Present participle: accelerating

  1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard
  2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
  3. To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure

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The verb "accelerate" has two senses:

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