To accelerate is to increase the speed or rate of something. When something is accelerating, it is moving faster than normal.
The car accelerated as it came down the hill.
The economy is accelerating, which is why the prices of goods are going up.
verb
cause to move faster
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verb
move faster
Synonyms:
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The ruin of the town was accelerated by the Rising of 1798.
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Calving glaciers accelerate at the terminus.
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The acceleration would kill the occupants.
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The car accelerates or decelerates accordingly.
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The car was capable of with respectable acceleration.
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The centrifugal acceleration experienced at the equator is.
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The force is the cause and the acceleration is the effect.
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The hemlock accelerated the steroid poisoning.
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The strong field accelerates the avalanche.
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The value represents the acceleration factor.