Accelerate

English

Etymology

From Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“‘I accelerate, hasten’”), formed from ad + celerō (“‘I hasten’”), which is from celer (“‘quick’”). See celerity.

Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/

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Verb

Infinitive to Accelerate

Third person singular accelerat

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Accelerate (third-person singular simple present accelerat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
2. (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

   to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.

3. (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

   to accelerate our departure.

4. (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

Synonyms

• advance
• dispatch
• expedite
• forward
• further
• hasten
• quicken
• speed up

Antonyms

• decelerate
• retard

Derived terms

• accelerative
• accelerator
• accelerated motion
• accelerating force

Related terms

• accelerando
• accelerant
• acceleration
• accelerograph
• accelerometer

Translations

to cause to move faster

Arabic: تسريع Bulgarian: ускорявам bg(bg) Chinese: 加速 (jiāsù) Croatian: ubr̀zati hr(hr) Czech: zrychlit cs(cs) Dutch: versnellen nl(nl) Finnish: kiihdyttää fi(fi) French: accélérer fr(fr) German: beschleunigen de(de) Hungarian: gyorsít hu(hu)

Italian: accelerare it(it) Japanese: 加速する (かそくする, kasokusuru) Norwegian: akselerere no(no) Portuguese: acelerar pt(pt) Russian: ускорять/ускорить (uskorját’/uskórit’) Spanish: acelerar es(es) Swedish: accelerera, ge mer gas (1, about motorized vehicles), gasa (1, same as latter) Thai: เร่ง (reng) Turkish: hızlandırmak tr(tr)

to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process

Bulgarian: засилвам bg(bg) Chinese: 加速 (jiāsù); 變快, 变快 (biàn kuài) Croatian: ubr̀zati hr(hr) Czech: urychlit cs(cs) Dutch: versnellen nl(nl) Finnish: kiihdyttää fi(fi) French: accélérer fr(fr) German: beschleunigen de(de)

Italian: accelerare it(it) Japanese: 促進する (そくしんする, sokusinsuru) Norwegian: påskynde Portuguese: acelerar pt(pt), apressar pt(pt) Russian: ускорять/ускорить (uskorját’/uskórit’) Spanish: acelerar es(es) Swedish: accelerera sv(sv)

to hasten

Arabic: إستعجال Chinese: 加速 (jiāsù); 變快, 变快 (biàn kuài) Croatian: ubr̀zati hr(hr) Dutch: bespoedigen Finnish: nopeuttaa fi(fi) French: accélérer fr(fr) German: eilen, (sich) beeilen

Italian: affrettare it(it) Norwegian: påskynde Portuguese: acelerar pt(pt), apressar pt(pt) Russian: ускорять/ускорить (uskorját’/uskórit’) Spanish: acelerar es(es), apresurar es(es) Swedish: påskynda sv(sv)

to become faster

Arabic: إسراع Bulgarian: ускорявам се bg(bg) Chinese: 變快, 变快 (biàn kuài) Croatian: ubr̀zati hr(hr) Dutch: versnellen, sneller gaan French: accélérer fr(fr) German: schneller werden de(de), beschleunigen de(de) Hungarian: gyorsul hu(hu)

Italian: accelerare it(it) Japanese: 加速する (かそくする, kasokusuru) Norwegian: sette opp farten Portuguese: acelerar pt(pt) Russian: ускоряться/ускориться (uskorját’s’a/uskórit’s’a) Spanish: acelerarse es(es) Turkish: hızlanmak tr(tr)

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Hebrew: להאיץ (le'ha'ytz) Hebrew: לזרז (le'zarez)

Indonesian: mempercepat Interlingua: accelerar

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Italian

Adjective

accelerate pl.

1. Feminine form of accelerato.

Verb

accelerate

1. second-person plural present tense of accelerare
2. second-person plural imperative of accelerare
3. feminine plural past participle of accelerare

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