accelerate
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Is accelerate a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of accelerate?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.Synonyms: hasten, expedite, furthertransitive
2. (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.Examples: "to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc."; "The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies."; "She had to accelerate her work pace to meet the deadline."transitive
3. (transitive, physics) To cause a change of velocity.transitive
4. (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.Examples: "to accelerate our departure"Synonyms: advance, forwardtransitive
5. (transitive, education) To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.transitive
6. (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.Examples: "The car began to accelerate as soon as the light turned green."intransitive
adj (English)
1. (archaic) Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.Examples: "... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing."archaicnot-comparable
Definition source: Wiktionary