accelerate
/æk'seləreit/
Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To cause something to move or proceed faster; to increase the speed or rate of something.
- To bring about at an earlier time; to hasten the occurrence or progress of.
Verb (intransitive):
- To move or proceed faster; to gain speed.
- To undergo an increase in rate or speed.
Examples of Usage
- Transitive Verb:
- The driver accelerated the vehicle to merge onto the highway.
- New policies aim to accelerate economic recovery.
- Intransitive Verb:
- The car accelerated rapidly after the traffic light turned green.
- Technological change continues to accelerate.
Advanced Usage
- In Physics: To undergo a change in velocity; to increase speed or change direction.
- The particles accelerate when exposed to the electromagnetic field.
- Figurative Use: To cause a process or event to happen sooner or more quickly.
- The scandal accelerated the collapse of the government.
Variants and Related Words
- Acceleration (noun): The act or process of accelerating; the rate of increase of speed or the rate of change of velocity.
- The car's acceleration was impressive.
- Accelerator (noun): A device for increasing speed, such as a pedal in a vehicle; something that causes acceleration.
- He pressed the accelerator.
- Accelerated (adjective): Happening or progressing faster than usual.
- An accelerated learning program.
Synonyms
- Speed up: To increase in speed or rate.
- Quicken: To make or become faster.
- Expedite: To make an action or process happen sooner.
- Hasten: To cause something to happen more quickly.
Antonyms
- Decelerate: To reduce speed; to slow down.
- Slow down: To move or cause to move more slowly.
- Retard: To delay or hold back the progress or development of.
- Brake: To slow down or stop by using a brake.
Related Phrases and Contexts
- Accelerate growth: To cause economic or business growth to increase in rate.
- The investment is intended to accelerate growth in the sector.
- Accelerate the process: To make a procedure or sequence of events happen more quickly.
- We need to accelerate the process to meet the deadline.
Verb
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cause to move faster
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He accelerated the car
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move faster
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The car accelerated
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