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accelerate
ac·cel·er·ate [ ak séllə ràyt ] (past and past participle ac·cel·er·at·ed, present participle ac·cel·er·at·ing, 3rd person present singular ac·cel·er·ates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. go faster: to move increasingly quickly, or cause something to do this
2. progress faster: to happen or develop faster, or cause something to do this
[Early 16th century. < Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare "quicken" < celer "quick"]

ac·cel·er·at·ed adjective
ac·cel·er·a·tive [ ak séllə ràytiv ] adjective
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