accelerate

ac·cel·er·ate  (k-sl-rt)

v. ac·cel·er·at·ed, ac·cel·er·at·ing, ac·cel·er·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.

a. To reduce the time required for (an academic course, for example); compress into a shorter period.

b. 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.

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[Latin accelerre, accelert- : ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + celerre, to quicken (from celer, swift).]

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ac·celer·ative adj.

ac·celer·a·tory (-r--tôr, -tr) adj.

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accelerate

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to move or cause to move more quickly

2. to cause to happen sooner than expected [Latin accelerare]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accelerate - move faster; "The car accelerated" quicken, speed up, speed brisk, brisk up, brisken - become brisk; "business brisked up" deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
	2.	accelerate - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" speed up, speed alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" decelerate, slow down - reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"

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accelerate

verb 1. increase, grow, advance, extend, expand, build up, strengthen, raise, swell, intensify, enlarge, escalate, multiply, inflate, magnify, proliferate, snowball << OPPOSITE fall

verb 2. expedite, press, forward, promote, spur, further, stimulate, hurry, step up (informal) speed up, facilitate, hasten, precipitate, quicken << OPPOSITE delay

verb 3. speed up, speed, advance, quicken, get under way, gather momentum, get moving, pick up speed, put your foot down (informal) open up the throttle, put on speed << OPPOSITE slow down

Translations

accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt] vt → acelerar

vi → acelerarse

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accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt] vt, vi → accélérer

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accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt] vt → beschleunigen

vi (Aut) → Gas geben

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accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt] vt, vi → accelerare