verb
accelerate
uhk-SEHL-uh-rayt
verb
1
To go faster, or to make something go faster.
"The car accelerated quickly onto the motorway."
"The company accelerated production to meet holiday demand."
2
To make something happen sooner or more quickly than planned.
"The board voted to accelerate the merger timeline."
How to Use Accelerate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo speed up, whether that's a vehicle, a process, or a timeline.
Common pairings
accelerate growth
accelerate the process
Word Forms
accelerated past tense, accelerates singular
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Etymology
From Latin accelerare, "to hasten," built from ad- ("to") plus celerare ("to hasten"), from celer, "swift" — the same root as celerity.