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 [ækˈsɛləˌreɪt]

vb

1. to go, occur, or cause to go or occur more quickly; speed up

2. (tr) to cause to happen sooner than expected

3. (Physics / General Physics) (tr) to increase the velocity of (a body, reaction, etc.); cause acceleration

[from Latin accelerātus, from accelerāre to go faster, from ad- (intensive) + celerāre to hasten, from celer swift]

accelerable  adj

accelerative , acceleratory adj

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 Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year.
increase fall, drop, lower, decline, dive, diminish, slow down

2. expedite, press, forward, promote, spur, further, stimulate, hurry, step up (informal), speed up, facilitate, hasten, precipitate, quicken The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
expedite delay, hinder, obstruct, impede

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 Suddenly the car accelerated.
speed up brake, slow down, rein in, slacken (off), decelerate, reduce speed

Translations

accelerate [ækˈseləreɪt]

A. VT → acelerar, apresurar
accelerated depreciation → depreciación f acelerada
accelerated program (US) (Univ) → curso m intensivo

B. VI (esp Aut) → acelerar

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accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt]

vt [+ process, rate] → accélérer

vi

[process, growth, rate] → accélérer

[vehicle, driver] → accélérer

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accelerate work-rate, speed, change

vt → beschleunigen; speed also → erhöhen

vi → beschleunigen; (driver also) → Gas geben; (work-rate, speed, change) → sich beschleunigen, zunehmen; (growth, inflation etc) → zunehmen; he accelerated away → er gab Gas und fuhr davon; he accelerated out of the bend → er hat in der Kurve beschleunigt or Gas gegeben

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accelerate [ækˈsɛləreɪt]

1. vt → accelerare, affrettare

2. vi (Aut) → accelerare

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accelerate

v accelerate [əkˈseləreit]

1 to increase speed The driver accelerated to pass the other car. versnel يُسْرِع فِي السَيْر ускорявам zrychlit accelerere; øge farten beschleunigen επιταχύνω acelerar kiirust lisama تسریع کردن؛ تندتر رفتن kiihdyttää accélérer לְהָאִיץ चाल बढ़ाना ubrzati gyorsít meningkatkan kecepatan auka hraðann accelerare 加速する 가속하다 padidinti greitį palielināt ātrumu memecut versnellen akselerere, øke/sette opp farten przyspieszać acelerar a accelera увеличивать скорость zrýchliť pospešiti ubrzati accelerera เร่งความเร็ว hızlanmak 加速 пришвидшуватися رفتار بڑھانا tăng tốc 加速

2 to make (something) happen sooner Worry accelerated his death. versnel يُعَجِّل فِي забързвам urychlit fremskynde beschleunigen επισπεύδω acelerar kiirendama جلو انداختن nopeuttaa hâter מֵאִיץ त्वरित करना pospješiti siettet mempercepat flÿta fyrir accelerare 早める 앞당기다 pagreitinti paātrināt mempercepatkan verhaasten framskynde przyspieszać acelerar a grăbi ускорять urýchliť pospešiti ubrzati påskynda เร่งให้เกิดขึ้น hızlandırmak 加快 прискорювати(ся) تیز کرنا mau hơn 加快

n acˌceleˈration

versnelling إسْرَاع، تَسَارُع ускорение zrychlení; urychlení acceleration; øgning die Beschleunigung επιτάχυνση aceleración kiirendus شتاب kiihdyttäminen accélération לְהָחִיש त्वरण ubrzanje gyorsítás; siettetés percepatan hröðun, hraðaaukning accelerazione 加速 가속 pagreitinimas paātrināšana pecutan versnelling akselerasjon; økning przyspieszenie aceleração acceleraţie ускорение zrýchlenie pospešek ubrzanje acceleration การเพิ่มความเร็ว hızlanma, ivme 加速 прискорення, пришвидшення سرعت sự tăng tốc 加速

n acˈcelerator

a pedal, lever etc that controls the speed or acceleration of a machine. versneller دَوَّاسَة السُرْعَه педал на газта akcelerátor gaspedal; gashåndtag; speeder der Gaspedal πεντάλ γκαζιού acelerador gaasipedaal پدال گاز kaasupoljin accélérateur דַוושַת דֶלֶק गतिवर्धक akcelerator gázpedál; (fizikában) gyorsító pedal gas bensín-/eldsneytisgjafi acceleratore アクセル 가속 장치 akseleratorius akselerators pemecut gaspedaal gasspedal regulator szybkości acelerador accelerator акселератор akcelerátor pospeševalnik, pedal za plin ubrzanje gaspedal, gasreglage คันเร่ง gaz pedalı 加速器 прискорювач, пришвидшувач ایکسلریٹر chân ga; máy gia tốc 加速器

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accelerate → يُسْرِع zrychlit accelerere beschleunigen επιταχύνω acelerar lisätä vauhtia accélérer ubrzati accelerare 加速する 가속하다 versnellen akselerere przyspieszyć acelerar ускорять acccelerera เร่งความเร็ว hızlanmak tăng tốc 加速