Definition of accelerate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
motiontr. increase the speed of somethingtr.
- The driver accelerated the car quickly.
2.
movementintr. become faster or move more quicklyintr.
- The train began to accelerate.
3.
speedtr. make a process happen fastertr.
- The new policy will accelerate economic growth.
4.
educationtr. US allow a student to finish earlytr. US
- The program accelerates gifted students.
Origin of accelerate
Latin, accelerare (to hasten)
Terms with accelerate included in their meaning
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vehicle acceleration
give a vehicle more fuel to accelerate
motion
cause to speed up or accelerate
accelerate
increase velocity or move faster
driving
press a pedal to accelerate quickly
speed
accelerate swiftly and powerfully
athletics
track for athletes to accelerate before jumping
speed
accelerate a process or event
driving
accelerate a vehicle quickly
increase speed
start to happen more quickly or accelerate
accelerate
increase to the required speed
transportation
accelerate a vehicle quickly
vehicle acceleration
to accelerate a vehicle rapidly
driving
drive faster or accelerate
accelerate
become faster or move at greater speed
accelerate
make a sudden acceleration
transportation
accelerate rapidly leaving tire marks on the road
accelerate
make a process happen faster
accelerate
press the accelerator pedal to the floor
accelerate event
make something happen sooner
driving
accelerate a vehicle to its maximum speed
driving
accelerate quickly, especially in a vehicle
driving
accelerate a vehicle quickly
drive
accelerate a vehicle
speed
ability to accelerate quickly when needed
Examples of accelerate in a sentence
The rocket accelerated rapidly after launch. The car accelerated onto the highway. As the slope steepened, the cyclist accelerated. We need to accelerate the approval process for the project. The team worked hard to accelerate the product launch. The school decided to accelerate her studies due to her abilities.
They offered to accelerate his education to match his skills.
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- French:accélérer, prendre de la vitesse, ...
- German:beschleunigen, an Fahrt gewinnen, ...
- Italian:accelerare, velocizzare, ...
- Spanish:acelerar, ganar velocidad, ...
- Portuguese:acelerar, ganhar velocidade, ...
- Chinese:加速, 促进, ...
- Japanese:加速させる, 加速する, ...
- Arabic:سَرَّعَ, تَسارَعَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהָאִיץ, לְהַגְבִּיר מְהִירוּת, ...
- Russian:ускорять, ускоряться, ...
- Ukrainian:прискорити, прискорюватися, ...
- Hindi:गति बढ़ाना, तेज़ होना, ...
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