accelerate

accelerate

hasten the occurrence of: accelerate reforms; to move or go faster; to progress faster: accelerate educational programs
Not to be confused with:exhilarate – to invigorate, animate, elate, stimulate: A brisk walk will exhilarate you.

ac·cel·er·ate

A0037400 (ăk-sĕl′ə-rāt′)v. ac·cel·er·at·ed, ac·cel·er·at·ing, ac·cel·er·ates v.tr.1. a. To increase the speed of: accelerated the engine. See Synonyms at speed.b. Physics To change the velocity of.2. To cause to occur sooner than expected: accelerated his retirement by a year.3. To cause to develop or progress more quickly: a substance used to accelerate a fire.4. a. To reduce the time required for (an academic course, for example); compress into a shorter period.b. To make it possible for (a student) to finish an academic course faster than usual.v.intr. To move or act faster.

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[Latin accelerāre, accelerāt- : ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + celerāre, to quicken (from celer, swift).]

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ac·cel′er·a′tive adj.ac·cel′er·a·to′ry (-ər-ə-tôr′ē) adj.

accelerate

(ækˈsɛləˌreɪt) vb1. to go, occur, or cause to go or occur more quickly; speed up2. (tr) to cause to happen sooner than expected3. (General Physics) (tr) to increase the velocity of (a body, reaction, etc); cause acceleration[C16: from Latin accelerātus, from accelerāre to go faster, from ad- (intensive) + celerāre to hasten, from celer swift] acˈcelerable adj acˈcelerative, acˈceleratory adj

ac•cel•er•ate

(ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to cause faster development, progress, or advancement in. 2. to increase the speed or velocity of; cause to move faster. 3. to hasten the occurrence of. 4. to change the velocity of (a body) or the rate of (motion). 5. to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work, eliminating detail, etc. v.i. 6. to move or go faster; increase in speed. 7. to progress or develop faster. [1515–25; < Latin accelerātus, past participle of accelerāre to quicken, hurry =ac- ac- + celerāre to go quickly, v. derivative of celer swift] ac•cel′er•a•ble, adj.

accelerate

Past participle: accelerated
Gerund: accelerating

Imperative
accelerate
accelerate

Present
I accelerate
you accelerate
he/she/it accelerates
we accelerate
you accelerate
they accelerate

Preterite
I accelerated
you accelerated
he/she/it accelerated
we accelerated
you accelerated
they accelerated

Present Continuous
I am accelerating
you are accelerating
he/she/it is accelerating
we are accelerating
you are accelerating
they are accelerating

Present Perfect
I have accelerated
you have accelerated
he/she/it has accelerated
we have accelerated
you have accelerated
they have accelerated

Past Continuous
I was accelerating
you were accelerating
he/she/it was accelerating
we were accelerating
you were accelerating
they were accelerating

Past Perfect
I had accelerated
you had accelerated
he/she/it had accelerated
we had accelerated
you had accelerated
they had accelerated

Future
I will accelerate
you will accelerate
he/she/it will accelerate
we will accelerate
you will accelerate
they will accelerate

Future Perfect
I will have accelerated
you will have accelerated
he/she/it will have accelerated
we will have accelerated
you will have accelerated
they will have accelerated

Future Continuous
I will be accelerating
you will be accelerating
he/she/it will be accelerating
we will be accelerating
you will be accelerating
they will be accelerating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been accelerating
you have been accelerating
he/she/it has been accelerating
we have been accelerating
you have been accelerating
they have been accelerating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been accelerating
you will have been accelerating
he/she/it will have been accelerating
we will have been accelerating
you will have been accelerating
they will have been accelerating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been accelerating
you had been accelerating
he/she/it had been accelerating
we had been accelerating
you had been accelerating
they had been accelerating

Conditional
I would accelerate
you would accelerate
he/she/it would accelerate
we would accelerate
you would accelerate
they would accelerate

Past Conditional
I would have accelerated
you would have accelerated
he/she/it would have accelerated
we would have accelerated
you would have accelerated
they would have accelerated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accelerate - move faster; "The car accelerated" quicken, speed up, speedbrisk, brisk up, brisken - become brisk; "business brisked up"deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
	2.	accelerate - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"speed up, speedalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"decelerate, slow down - reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"

accelerate

verb1. increase, grow, advance, extend, expand, build up, strengthen, raise, swell, intensify, enlarge, escalate, multiply, inflate, magnify, proliferate, snowball Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year.
increase fall, drop, lower, decline, dive, diminish, slow down2. expedite, press, forward, promote, spur, further, stimulate, hurry, step up (informal), speed up, facilitate, hasten, precipitate, quicken The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
expedite delay, hinder, obstruct, impede3. speed up, speed, advance, quicken, get under way, gather momentum, get moving, pick up speed, put your foot down (informal), open up the throttle, put on speed Suddenly the car accelerated.
speed up brake, slow down, rein in, slacken (off), decelerate, reduce speed

accelerate

verbTo increase the speed of:expedite, hasten, hurry, hustle, quicken, speed (up), step up.

Translations

加速加快

accelerate

(əkˈseləreit) verb1. to increase speed. The driver accelerated to pass the other car. 加速 加速2. to make (something) happen sooner. Worry accelerated his death. 加快 加快acˌceleˈration noun 加速 加速acˈcelerator noun a pedal, lever etc that controls the speed or acceleration of a machine. 加速器 加速器

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