Thesaurus: accelerate

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1. v. t. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
2. v. t. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
3. v. t. To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
4. v. move faster
5. v. cause to move faster
6. 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 occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure. Accelerated motion (Mech.), motion with a continually increasing velocity. -- Accelerating force, the force which causes accelerated motion. Nichol. Syn. -- To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward; advance; further.
7. v:100 v. move faster v. cause to move faster