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accelerate (ak SEL uh rayt"), accelerate; accelerated; accelerating (verbs)
1. To cause anything in motion or process to go or to move faster; to speed up: "To avoid being hit by the truck from behind, he had to accelerate his car."
2. To cause to happen sooner; hasten: "Resting often accelerates a person’s recovery from an illness."
3. To change the speed or velocity of a moving object: "The car accelerated down the highway."
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accelerate, exhilarate
accelerate, verb (AK SEL uh rayt") (verb)
1. To cause anything in motion or process to go or move faster; to speed up: "To avoid being hit by the truck, Harvey had to accelerate his car."
2. To cause to happen sooner; to hasten: "Resting will often accelerate a person’s recovery from an illness."
exhilarate, verb (ig ZIL uh rayt") (verb)
To cause someone to feel very happy and excited: "Knowing that their daughter, Bernice, has passed her exam will certainly exhilarate the parents."

When Darren will accelerate his car on the highway, the rush of air through the window will serve to exhilarate him; however, he needs to remember that excessive speed can also accelerate the process of getting a speeding ticket.

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accelerate (ak SEL uh rayt") (verb), accelerates; accelerated; accelerating
To speed up; to cause to occur sooner than expected; to cause to develop or to progress more quickly: "As she stepped on the gas, we could see the car accelerate faster than it should in such weather conditions."

"He is sure that cutting taxes will help to accelerate economic growth."

From Latin ad-, "to" + celerare, "to hasten"; which came from celer, "quick".

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