English

Etymology
L. acceleratus, past participle of accelerare, formed from ad- + celerare "to hasten", which from celer "quick". See celerity.

Pronunciation
RP:

• IPA|/É�kË�sÉ�lÉ�Ë�reɪt/

audio|en-us-accelerate.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|accelerat|ing

1. transitive To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
2. transitive To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

#: to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.

1. transitive To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

#: to accelerate our departure.

1. intransitive To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

Synonyms
advance
dispatch
expedite
forward
further
hasten
quicken
speed up

Antonyms
decelerate
retard

Derived terms
accelerative
accelerator
accelerated motion
accelerating force

Related terms
accelerando
accelerant
acceleration
accelerograph
accelerometer

Translations
trans-top|to cause to move faster
Arabic: Arab|تسر�ع
Chinese: �� (ji�sù)
Dutch: versnellen
Finnish: kiihdyttää
French: accélérer
German: beschleunigen
Hebrew: ����ץ (le'ha'ytz)
Italian: accelerare
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Japanese: ���� (�����, kasokusuru)
Norwegian: akselerere
Portuguese: acelerar
Russian: ��ко����/��ко�и�� (uskorját�/uskórit�)
Spanish: acelerar
Swedish: accelerera, ge mer gas (1, about motorized vehicles), gasa (1, same as latter)
Thai: Thai|�ร�� (reng)
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trans-top|to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process
Chinese: �� (ji�sù); �快, �快 (biàn kuài)
Dutch: versnellen
Finnish: kiihdyttää
French: accélérer
German: beschleunigen
Hebrew: ����ץ (le'ha'ytz)
Italian: accelerare
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Japanese: ���� (������, sokusinsuru)
Norwegian: påskynde
Portuguese: acelerar, apressar
Russian: ��ко����/��ко�и�� (uskorját�/uskórit�)
Spanish: acelerar
Swedish: accelerera
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trans-top|to hasten
Arabic: Arab|إستعجا�
Chinese: �� (ji�sù); �快, �快 (biàn kuài)
Dutch: bespoedigen
Finnish: nopeuttaa
French: accélérer
German: eilen, (sich) beeilen
Hebrew: ��ר� (le'zarez)
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Italian: affrettare
Norwegian: påskynde
Portuguese: acelerar, apressar
Russian: ��ко����/��ко�и�� (uskorját�/uskórit�)
Spanish: acelerar, apresurar
Swedish: påskynda
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trans-top|to become faster
Arabic: Arab|إسراع
Chinese: �快, �快 (biàn kuài)
Dutch: versnellen, sneller gaan
French: accélérer
German: beschleunigen
Italian: accelerare
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Japanese: ���� (�����, kasokusuru)
Norwegian: sette opp farten
Portuguese: acelerar
Russian: ��ко������/��ко�и���� (uskorját�s�a/uskórit�s�a)
Spanish: acelerarse
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Indonesian: cepat|mempercepat
ttbc|Interlingua: accelerar

Category:Mechanics
Category:English ergative verbs

Italian
Adjective
accelerate p

1. feminine of|accelerato#Adjective|accelerato

Verb
accelerate

1. second-person plural present tense of accelerare
2. second-person plural imperative of accelerare
3. feminine plural past participle of accelerare

Category:Italian verb forms
Category:Italian adjective forms

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