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accelerate [ak-sel-uh-reyt] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with object), ac·cel·er·at·ed, ac·cel·er·at·ing.
- to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.
- to hasten the occurrence of: to accelerate the fall of a government.
- Mechanics. to change the velocity of (a body) or the rate of (motion); cause to undergo acceleration.
- to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work, eliminating detail, etc.
verb (used without object), ac·cel·er·at·ed, ac·cel·er·at·ing.
- to move or go faster; increase in speed.
- to progress or develop faster.
Origin of accelerate 1515–25; Latin accelerātus speeded up (past participle of accelerāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + celer swift + -ātus -ate1 Related formsac·cel·er·a·ble, adjectiveac·cel·er·at·ed·ly, adverbo·ver·ac·cel·er·ate, verb, o·ver·ac·cel·er·at·ed, o·ver·ac·cel·er·at·ing.re·ac·cel·er·ate, verb, re·ac·cel·er·at·ed, re·ac·cel·er·at·ing.self-ac·cel·erat·ing, adjectiveun·ac·cel·er·at·ed, adjective Examples from the Web for unaccelerated Historical Examples of unaccelerated
Nor did he ever feel any shame for the tricks he played on unaccelerated humanity.
Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
With unaccelerated pulse, he quietly cut the half-burned candle into four equal parts.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867.
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She rose groaning, and with her mouth full of dirt, but continued her run with unaccelerated speed.
Sarah Bell Hackley
British Dictionary definitions for unaccelerated accelerate verb
- to go, occur, or cause to go or occur more quickly; speed up
- (tr) to cause to happen sooner than expected
- (tr) to increase the velocity of (a body, reaction, etc); cause acceleration
Derived Formsaccelerable, adjectiveaccelerative or acceleratory, adjectiveWord Origin for accelerate C16: from Latin accelerātus, from accelerāre to go faster, from ad- (intensive) + celerāre to hasten, from celer swift Word Origin and History for unaccelerated accelerate v.
1520s, from Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare “to hasten, to quicken,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + celerare “hasten,” from celer “swift” (see celerity). Related: Accelerated; accelerating.