Accelerate: meaning, definitions and examples

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accelerate

[ əkˈseləˌreɪt ]

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speed up

To accelerate means to increase in speed or to cause something to go faster. It can also refer to the process of happening faster than usual.

Synonyms

expedite, hasten, hurry up, quicken, speed up

Examples of usage

He accelerated the car to overtake the truck.
The economic growth started to accelerate in the last quarter.
She pressed the accelerator to accelerate the vehicle.

Translations

Translations of the word "accelerate" in other languages:

🇵🇹 acelerar

🇮🇳 त्वरण करना

🇩🇪 beschleunigen

🇮🇩 mempercepat

🇺🇦 прискорювати

🇵🇱 przyspieszać

🇯🇵 加速する (kasoku suru)

🇫🇷 accélérer

🇪🇸 acelerar

🇹🇷 hızlandırmak

🇰🇷 가속하다 (gasokhada)

🇸🇦 تسريع (tasree'a)

🇨🇿 urychlit

🇸🇰 zrýchliť

🇨🇳 加速 (jiāsù)

🇸🇮 pospešiti

🇮🇸 hraða

🇰🇿 жылдамдату

🇬🇪 დააჩქაროს (daach’q’aros)

🇦🇿 sürətləndirmək

🇲🇽 acelerar

Word origin

The word 'accelerate' originated from the Latin word 'accelerare', which is derived from 'ad-' meaning 'to' and 'celer' meaning 'swift'. The term was first recorded in the English language in the early 16th century.