accelerate

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ac=cel=er=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

accelerate, v. t. [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See Celerity.].

•  To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.  [1913 Webster]
•  To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.  [1913 Webster]
•  To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.  [1913 Webster]

Accelerated motion (Mech.), motion with a continually increasing velocity. -- Accelerating force, the force which causes accelerated motion.

Syn. -- To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward; advance; further.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

accelerate, v.
1 intr. a (of a moving body, esp. a vehicle) move or begin to move more quickly; increase speed. b (of a process) happen or reach completion more quickly.
2 tr. a cause to increase speed. b cause (a process) to happen more quickly.

Etymology

L accelerare (as AC-, celerare f. celer swift)

THESAURUS

accelerate

activate, aggravate, atomize, beef up, blow up, bombard, bundle, bustle, cleave, complicate, concentrate, condense, consolidate, crack on, cross-bombard, crowd, deepen, dispatch, double, drive, drive on, enhance, exacerbate, exaggerate, expedite, fission, forward, gain ground, get going, haste, hasten, hasten on, heat up, heighten, hie on, hop up, hot up, hurry, hurry along, hurry on, hurry up, hustle, hustle up, impel, intensify, jazz up, key up, magnify, make complex, nucleize, open the throttle, pick up speed, precipitate, press, push, push on, push through, put on, put on steam, quicken, race, railroad through, ramify, redouble, reinforce, rev, rush, rush along, shake up, sharpen, smash the atom, soup up, speed, speed along, speed up, spur, stampede, step on it, step up, strengthen, triple, urge, whet, whip, whip along

ROGET THESAURUS

accelerate

Haste

VB haste, hasten, make haste, make a dash, hurry on, dash on, whip on, push on, press on, press forward, hurry, skurry, scuttle along, barrel along, bundle on, dart to and fro, bustle, flutter, scramble, plunge, plunge headlong, dash off, rush, express, bestir oneself, lose no time, lose not a moment, lose not an instant, make short work of, make the best of one's time, make the best of one's way, be precipitate, jump at, be in haste, be in a hurry, have no time, have not a moment to lose, have not a moment to spare, work against time, quicken, accelerate, expedite, put on, precipitate, urge, whip, railroad.

Earliness

VB be early, be beforehand, keep time, take time by the forelock, anticipate, forestall, have the start, gain the start, steal a march upon, gain time, draw on futurity, bespeak, secure, engage, preengage, accelerate, expedite, make haste.

Violence

VB be violent, run high, ferment, effervesce, romp, rampage, go on a rampage, run wild, run amuck, run riot, break the peace, rush, tear, rush headlong, rush foremost, raise a storm, make a riot, rough house, riot, storm, wreak, bear down, ride roughshod, out Herod, Herod, spread like wildfire (person), explode, make a row, kick up a row, boil, boil over, fume, foam, come on like a lion, bluster, rage, roar, fly off the handle, go bananas, go ape, blow one's top, blow one's cool, flip one's lid, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, fly into a rage (anger), break out, fly out, burst out, bounce, explode, go off, displode, fly, detonate, thunder, blow up, crump, flash, flare, burst, shock, strain, break open, force open, prize open, render violent, sharpen, stir up, quicken, excite, incite, annoy, urge, lash, stimulate, turn on, irritate, inflame, kindle, suscitate, foment, accelerate, aggravate, exasperate, exacerbate, convulse, infuriate, madden, lash into fury, fan the flame, add fuel to the flame, pour oil on the fire, oleum addere camino, explode, let fly, fly off, discharge, detonate, set off, detonize, fulminate.

Velocity

VB move quickly, trip, fisk, speed, hie, hasten, post, spank, scuttle, scud, scuddle, scour, scour the plain, scamper, run like mad, beat it, fly, race, run a race, cut away, shot, tear, whisk, zoom, swoosh, sweep, skim, brush, cut along, bowl along, barrel along, barrel, scorch, burn up the track, rush, dash on, dash off, dash forward, bolt, trot, gallop, amble, troll, bound, flit, spring, dart, boom, march in quick time, march in double time, ride hard, get over the ground, hurry, accelerate, put on, quicken, quicken one's pace, mend one's pace, clap spurs to one's horse, make haste, make rapid strides, make forced marches, make the best of one's way, put one's best leg foremost, stir one's stumps, wing one's way, set off at a score, carry sail, crowd sail, go off like a shot, go like a shot, go ahead, gain ground, outstrip the wind, fly on the wings of the wind, keep up with, keep pace with, outstrip, outmarch.