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to accelerate
01
to make a vehicle, machine or object move more quickly
Transitive: to accelerate a vehicle or machine
02
to increase the speed of movement; to move faster
Intransitive
03
to increase the velocity of something
Transitive: to accelerate a particle
04
to rise in amount, rate, etc.
Intransitive
accelerate
v
acceler
v
accelerated
adj
accelerated
adj
acceleration
n
acceleration
n
accelerative
adj
accelerative
adj
Example
The engineer fine-tuned the engine to accelerate the conveyor belt.
The pilot skillfully accelerated the jet to quickly climb to a higher altitude.
The driver accelerated the car to overtake the slow-moving vehicle ahead.
The pilot smoothly pushed the throttle forward to accelerate the airplane for takeoff.
The captain ordered the helmsman to accelerate the ship to escape an approaching storm.
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