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accelerate

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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.

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

ac·celer·ative adj.
ac·celer·a·tory (-r--tôr, -tr) adj.

accelerate
Verb
[-ating, -ated]
1. to move or cause to move more quickly
2. to cause to happen sooner than expected [Latin accelerare]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.accelerateaccelerate - move faster; "The car accelerated"
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.accelerateaccelerate - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"
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"

accelerate
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
Spanish accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt] vtacelerar
viacelerarse

French accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt] vt, viaccélérer
German accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt] vtbeschleunigen
vi (Aut) → Gas geben

Italian accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt] vt, viaccelerare

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Though the diplomatists still firmly believed in the possibility of peace and worked zealously to that end, and though the Emperor Napoleon himself wrote a letter to Alexander, calling him Monsieur mon frere, and sincerely assured him that he did not want war and would always love and honor him- yet he set off to join his army, and at every station gave fresh orders to accelerate the movement of his troops from west to east.
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