Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
accelerate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ækˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /əkˈsel.əˌɹæɪt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ weak vowel merger
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *kel-der.
Latin celer
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin celerō
Latin accelerō
Latin accelerātuslbor.
▲
Latin accelerō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin accelerātiōder.
English accelerationbf.
English accelerate
First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“to accelerate, hasten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad + celerō (“to hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.
Meanings
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(archaic, not-comparable) Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.
... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing.
1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:
accelerate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ækˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /əkˈsel.əˌɹæɪt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/ weak vowel merger
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *kel-der.
Latin celer
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin celerō
Latin accelerō
Latin accelerātuslbor.
▲
Latin accelerō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin accelerātiōder.
English accelerationbf.
English accelerate
First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“to accelerate, hasten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad + celerō (“to hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.
Meanings
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(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
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(transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies.
She had to accelerate her work pace to meet the deadline.
Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.
2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
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(transitive) To cause a change of velocity.
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(transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
to accelerate our departure
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(transitive) To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
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(intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
The car began to accelerate as soon as the light turned green.
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(intransitive) Grow; increase.
Forms
Antonyms
unaccelerate · retard · decelerate
Deriveds
accelerated depreciation · accelerated ageing · nonaccelerating · overaccelerate · accelerated erosion · post-accelerate · deaccelerate · accelerating force · reaccelerate · accelerated motion · accelerated aging · unaccelerating · acceleratable · accelerated graphics port · accelerator · accelerated critical illness · outaccelerate · accelerative · accelerating universe · acceleratingly
Relateds
accelerometer · acceleration · accelerant · accelerando · accelerograph
Synonyms
further (to quicken progress) · quicken · hasten (to cause to move faster) · expedite (to quicken progress) · advance (to hasten the occurrence of an event) · speed up · forward (to hasten the occurrence of an event)
Translations (160)
bg ускоря́вам (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · nl sneller gaan (to become faster) · ug ئىلداملىماق (to become faster) · fa شتافتن (to cause to move faster) · mn хурдасгах (to cause to move faster) · pl przyśpieszać się (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · no påskynde (to hasten) · sv påskynda (to hasten) · sv öka (to hasten) · pl przyśpieszać (to hasten) · eo akceli (to cause to move faster) · sh убр̀зати (to cause to move faster) · es apresurar (to hasten) · be паскара́цца (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · cs zrychlit (to cause to move faster) · ru ускоря́ться (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · nl bespoedigen (to hasten) · ru ускоря́ть (to hasten) · ja 加速する (to cause to move faster) · fr accélérer (to become faster) · ga luathaigh (to cause to move faster) · ru уско́риться (to become faster) · de beschleunigen (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · th เร่ง (to cause to move faster) · ug تېزلەشتۈرمەك (to cause to move faster) · fr accélérer (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · tl ibilis (to cause to move faster) · sv öka (to cause to move faster) · fi nopeuttaa (to cause to move faster) · tr ivmelenmek (to become faster) · cmn 加速 (to cause to move faster) · ja 促進する (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · cy cyflymu (to cause to move faster) · sh убр̀зати (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · no påskynde (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · de beschleunigen (to cause to move faster) · es embalarse (to become faster) · sh ubr̀zati (to hasten) · eo akceli (to hasten) · be паско́рыць (to cause to move faster) · gl acelerar (to cause to move faster) · pl przyśpieszyć się (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · no akselerere (to cause to move faster) · mn хурдасгах (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · es acelerarse (to become faster) · pl przyśpieszać (to cause to move faster) · nl versnellen (to become faster) · ar سَرَّعَ (to cause to move faster) · mn хурдсах (to become faster) · es acelerar (to hasten) · fr accélérer (to hasten) · ro accelera (to cause to move faster) · ug تېزلەشمەك (to become faster) · ru уско́риться (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · no sette opp farten (to become faster) · ota ایومك (to become faster) · cmn 變快 /变快 (to become faster) · pl przyśpieszyć (to hasten) · bg ускоря́вам се (to become faster) · tr ivmek (to become faster) · cmn 變快 /变快 (to hasten) · cs zrychlovat se (to become faster) · be паскара́ць (to cause to move faster) · io rapidigar (to cause to move faster) · id mempercepatkan (to cause to move faster) · fr accélérer (to cause to move faster) · nl versnellen (to cause to move faster) · ar أَسْرَعَ (to become faster) · lb acceleréieren (to cause to move faster) · fi nopeutua (to become faster) · ar اِسْتَعْجَلَ (to hasten) · cy cyflymu (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · de beschleunigen (to become faster) · pt acelerar (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · cmn 加速 (to hasten) · ja 加速する (to become faster) · fy fersnelje (to cause to move faster) · sh убр̀зати (to become faster) · be паско́рыцца (to become faster) · ast acelerar (to cause to move faster) · sh ubr̀zati (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · cy cyflymu (to hasten) · he זירז (to hasten) · tr hızlanmak (to become faster) · pt acelerar (to become faster) · it accelerare (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · pt acelerar (to cause to move faster) · tl darasigin (to cause to move faster) · cs zrychlovat (to cause to move faster) · pl przyśpieszać się (to become faster) · pt apressar (to hasten) · es embalar (to cause to move faster) · sv accelerera (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · hu gyorsít (to cause to move faster) · hy արագացնել (to cause to move faster) · ru ускоря́ть (to cause to move faster) · be паско́рыць (to hasten) · pl przyśpieszyć się (to become faster) · cmn 變快 /变快 (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · km ពន្លឿន (to cause to move faster) · es acelerar (to cause to move faster) · sh ubr̀zati (to become faster) · io rapideskar (to become faster) · be паско́рыцца (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · vi tăng tốc (to cause to move faster) · da accelerere (to cause to move faster) · cs urychlit (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · de sich beeilen (to hasten) · id mengakselerasikan (to cause to move faster) · fi kiihtyä (to become faster) · sh ubrzávati (to cause to move faster) · uk приско́рювати impf приско́рити (to cause to move faster) · be паскара́цца (to become faster) · sv gasa (to cause to move faster) · sk zrýchliť (to cause to move faster) · hu gyorsul (to become faster) · cy cyflymu (to become faster) · de eilen (to hasten) · eo akceliĝi (to become faster) · sh убр̀зати (to hasten) · de schneller werden (to become faster) · sv accelerera (to cause to move faster) · ru уско́рить (to cause to move faster) · he האיץ (to cause to move faster) · es acelerar (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · be паскара́ць (to hasten) · nl haasten (to hasten) · sh ubr̀zati (to cause to move faster) · cs zrychlit se (to become faster) · es accelerar (to cause to move faster) · fi kiihdyttää (to cause to move faster) · ug ئىلداملاتماق (to cause to move faster) · pt apressar (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · ca accelerar (to cause to move faster) · sv ge mer gas (to cause to move faster) · fi kiihdyttää (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · tr hızlandırmak (to cause to move faster) · it accelerare (to cause to move faster) · cmn 加速 (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · bg ускоря́вам (to cause to move faster) · it accelerare (to become faster) · pl przyśpieszyć (to cause to move faster) · nl versnellen (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · gl acelerar (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · eo akceli (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · he האיץ (to become faster) · it affrettare (to hasten) · he זירז (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · ast acelerar (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · fi nopeuttaa (to hasten) · ru уско́рить (to hasten) · ru ускоря́ться (to become faster) · id mempercepat (to cause to move faster) · eo rapidigi (to cause to move faster) · uk приско́рюватися (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) · pt acelerar (to hasten) · sk zrýchľovať (to cause to move faster) · sq përshpejtoj (to cause to move faster) · ja 加速する (to hasten) · la accelerō (to cause to move faster)