Definition of accelerate Accelerate

/æksɛˈlɚejˌt/ - [akselereyt] - ac•cel•er•ate

We found 19 definitions of accelerate from 6 different sources.

What does accelerate mean?

Verb accelerates, accelerating, accelerated
accelerate - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"
		speed, speed up
		decelerate, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
accelerate - move faster; "The car accelerated"
		speed up, speed, quicken
		decelerate, slow, slow up, retard, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"
		deepen, intensify become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
		brisk, brisk up, brisken become brisk; "business brisked up"

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accelerate (Verb)
To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
accelerate (Verb)
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
accelerate (Verb)
To cause a change of velocity.
accelerate (Verb)
To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
accelerate (Verb)
To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
accelerate (Verb)
To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
accelerate (Verb)
Grow; increase.
accelerate (Adjective)
Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

accelerate (v. t.)
To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
accelerate (v. t.)
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
accelerate (v. t.)
To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.

accelerate
ak-sel′ėr-āt, v.t. to increase the speed of: to hasten the progress of.—n. Accelerā′tion, the act of hastening: increase of speed.—adj. Accel′erative, quickening.—n. Accel′erator, one who or that which accelerates: a light van to take mails between a post-office and a railway station.—adj. Accel′eratory. [L. accelerāre, -ātum—ad, to, celer, swift. See Celerity.]