accelerated; accelerating
Definition of accelerate
1
: to move faster : to gain speed
The car slowly accelerated. The pace of change has accelerated in recent months.
2
: to progress from grade to grade more rapidly than usual : to follow a speeded-up educational program
1
: to bring about at an earlier time
Circumstances accelerated their departure.
3a
: to hasten the progress or development of
accelerate our efforts
b
: increase
accelerate food production
4a
: to enable (a student) to complete a course in less than usual time
b
: to speed up (something, such as a course of study)
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The first known use of accelerate was circa 1522
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