accelerated

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

accelerated - speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school" fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"