accelerate

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.

1. To increase the speed of.
2. To cause to occur sooner than expected.
3. To cause to develop or progress more quickly: a substance used to accelerate a fire.
4. 1. To reduce the time required for (an academic course, for example); compress into a shorter period.
   2. To make it possible for (a student) to finish an academic course faster than usual.
5. Physics. To change the velocity of.

v.intr.

1. To move or act faster. See synonyms at speed.
2. To engage in an academic program that progresses faster than usual.

[Latin accelerāre, accelerāt- : ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + celerāre, to quicken (from celer, swift).]

accelerative ac·cel'er·a'tive adj.
acceleratory ac·cel'er·a·to'ry (-ər-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

verb

To increase the speed of: expedite, hasten, hurry, hustle, quicken, speed (up), step up. See fast/slow/velocity.

v

Definition: increase speed, timing
Antonyms: decelerate, defer, hinder, impede, postpone, retard, slow down

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IN BRIEF: To move or cause to move faster.

The airplane accelerated as it prepared for takeoff.

Tutor's tip: It's always best to "accelerate" (or speed up) your efforts to "exhilarate" or elate a good friend.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fremskynde, få til at øge hastigheden, speede op
v. intr. - accelerere, øge hastigheden

Nederlands (Dutch)
gas geven, bespoedigen, versnellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - accélérer, brusquer, activer, (Écon) accélérer, (US) suivre un cursus intensif
v. intr. - (Aut) accélérer, s'accélérer

Deutsch (German)
v. - beschleunigen, forcieren, schneller machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιταχύνω/-ομαι, επισπεύδω, αυξάνω ταχύτητα, πατώ γκάζι

Italiano (Italian)
accelerare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acelerar, adiantar, antecipar

Русский (Russian)
ускорять, разгонять, ускоряться, разгоняться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acelerar, apresurar
v. intr. - apresurarse, darse prisa, acelerarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - accelerera, öka hastigheten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使增速, 促使...早日发生, 促进, 使加速, 加快, 增加, 增长

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使增速, 促使...早日發生, 促進, 使加速
v. intr. - 加快, 增加, 增長

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 속력을 빨리 하다
v. intr. - 빨라지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 加速する, 促進する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسرع, يعجل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האיץ, החיש, הושלם מהר יותר‬
v. intr. - ‮האיץ, החיש, הגביר מהירות‬

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