accelerate

ac-cel-er-ate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To increase in speed.

  2. 2.

    To cause to happen sooner or faster.

Related words

Antonyms: decelerate, slow down
See also: decelerate, hasten, speed
Synonyms: hasten, quicken, speed up

Etymology

From Latin accelerare ("to hasten"), from ad- ("to") + celerare ("to hasten"), from celer ("swift").