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Definition of Accelerate
1. Verb. Move faster. "These cars won't accelerate "; "The car accelerated"
Specialized synonyms: Brisk, Brisk Up, Brisken
Generic synonyms: Deepen, Intensify
Derivative terms: Accelerative, Acceleratory, Quickening, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speedup
Antonyms: Decelerate
2. Verb. Cause to move faster. "He accelerated the car"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Acceleration, Acceleration, Accelerative, Accelerator, Accelerator, Acceleratory, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speedup
Antonyms: Decelerate
Definition of Accelerate
1. v. t. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
Definition of Accelerate
1. Verb. (context: transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of. ¹
2. Verb. (context: transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of. ¹
3. Verb. (context: transitive physics) To cause a change of velocity. ¹
4. Verb. (context: transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event. ¹
5. Verb. (context: transitive education) To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time. ¹
6. Verb. (context: intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly. ¹
7. Verb. (context: intransitive) Grow; increase. ¹
8. Verb. (context: obsolete) (alternative form of accelerated). ¹
9. Adjective. (rare) Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Accelerate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Medical Definition of Accelerate
1.
1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; opposed to retard.
2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
3. To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Accelerate
Literary usage of Accelerate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"On the other hand, an exposure of short duration and of slight intensity will in
some cases stimulate growth, and accelerate regeneration, and may perhaps ..."
2. Posthumous Memoirs of His Own Time by Nathaniel William Wraxall (1836)
"Far from endeavouring to accelerate its termination, he always appeared desirous
of prolonging it. I have frequently seen him detain the queen more than ..."
3. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1855)
"By this means they were so eager to accelerate the passage, that even while plying
the oar they ate their cakes dipped in wine and oil; and while one half ..."
4. Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution: With an by Lorenzo Sabine (1864)
"... of my own contributions to the "North American Review" m are pertinent (o my
purpose.] CHAPTER T. Taxation did Imt accelerate the Dismemberment of the ..."
5. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1879)
"... the King's Advances—Henry's Letter—He resolves to accelerate the Divorce—Two
Motives which induce Anne to refuse the Crown—Wolsey's Opposi tion. ..."
6. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"Л kind of pump, the heart, is very early met with, even in such simple vascular
systems, and it serves to accelerate the flow. In some organs in the higher ..."
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