accelerate
/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ verb C1- To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
- To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of. · to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.· The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies.
- To cause a change of velocity.
- To hasten, as the occurrence of an event. · to accelerate our departure
- To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
- To become faster; to begin to move more quickly. · The car began to accelerate as soon as the light turned green.
- Grow; increase.
He/she/it accelerates · Past accelerated · Past participle accelerated · -ing form accelerating
Verb forms
- Base form
- accelerate
- He/she/it
- accelerates
- Past
- accelerated
- Past participle
- accelerated
- -ing form
- accelerating
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de Boville, “but not for the survivor; on the contrary, this Dantès saw a means of accelerating his escape.
“Then,” said Danglars, pale with anger, which was not at all due to offended paternal love,—“then, mademoiselle, you persist in your determination to accelerate my ruin?”
I accelerate your ruin?
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