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to accelerate
01
to make a vehicle, machine or object move more quickly
Transitive: to accelerate a vehicle or machine
Examples
The pilot smoothly pushed the throttle forward to accelerate the airplane for takeoff.
02
to increase the speed of movement; to move faster
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
movement verb
regular
present tense
accelerate
3rd person singular
accelerates
present participle
accelerating
past simple
accelerated
past participle
accelerated
Examples
The sports car accelerated down the open highway, reaching an impressive speed in mere seconds.
03
to increase the velocity of something
Transitive: to accelerate a particle
Examples
The physicist designed an experiment to study how magnetic fields can accelerate charged particles to high velocities.
04
to rise in amount, rate, etc.
Intransitive
Examples
As technological advancements continue, the demand for skilled programmers is expected to accelerate.
Lexical Tree
accelerated
acceleration
accelerative
accelerate
acceler
