Accelerate
Accelerate ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See Celerity.]
1.
To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
2.
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
3.
To hasten, as the occurrence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
Collocations (2)
Accelerated motion (Mechanics) , motion with a continually increasing velocity.
Accelerating force , the force which causes accelerated motion.