From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Accelerate \Ac*cel"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accelerated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Accelerating}.] [L. acceleratus, p. p. of
accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See
{Celerity}.]
1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add
to the speed of; -- opposed to {retard}.
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2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process
of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase
of wealth, etc.
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3. To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate
our departure.
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{Accelerated motion} (Mech.), motion with a continually
increasing velocity.
{Accelerating force}, the force which causes accelerated
motion. --Nichol.
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Syn: To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward;
advance; further.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
accelerate
v 1: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {accelerate},
{speed up}, {speed}, {quicken}] [ant: {decelerate},
{retard}, {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}]
2: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn:
{accelerate}, {speed}, {speed up}] [ant: {decelerate}, {slow
down}]
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