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accelerate (ak SEL uh rayt") (verb), accelerates; accelerated; accelerating
1. To cause anything in motion or process to speed up or to move faster: To avoid being hit by the truck from behind, Mark had to accelerate his car.
3. To cause to happen sooner; hasten: Resting often accelerates a person's recovery from an illness.
4. Etymology: from Latin ad-, "to" + celerare, "to hasten, to make happen faster"; which came from celer, "quick".
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Lamont is sure that cutting taxes will help to accelerate economic growth in the country.
2. To make the accomplishment of something take place sooner: Martin had to accelerate his university studies in order to be ready for his final exams.3. To cause to happen sooner; hasten: Resting often accelerates a person's recovery from an illness.
4. Etymology: from Latin ad-, "to" + celerare, "to hasten, to make happen faster"; which came from celer, "quick".
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“accelerates”
To speed up, to hasten, or to cause something to happen sooner. (2)
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