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ac·cel·er·ate

(ăk-sĕl′ə-rāt′)

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

v.tr.

a. To increase the speed of: accelerated the engine. See Synonyms at speed.

b. Physics To change the velocity of.

2. To cause to occur sooner than expected: accelerated his retirement by a year.

3. To cause to develop or progress more quickly: a substance used to accelerate a fire.

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.

v.intr.

To move or act faster.

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

ac·cel′er·a′tive adj.

ac·cel′er·a·to′ry (-ər-ə-tôr′ē) adj.

ac•cel•er•a•tive

(ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv)

also ac•cel′er•a•to`ry,

adj.

tending to accelerate; increasing the velocity of.

[1745–55]

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accelerative - tending to increase velocity

acceleratory

increasing - becoming greater or larger; "increasing prices"

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accelerativo

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