accelerate

/æk'seləreit/

Thân thiện

He gently presses the accelerator pedal to accelerate the car.

Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.

Học thuật

Verb

1. cause to move faster
   • He accelerated the car
2. move faster
   • The car accelerated

Từ đồng nghĩa

• speed
• speed up
• quicken