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ac·cel·er·ate    (k-sl-rt) KEY  

VERB:
ac·cel·er·at·ed , ac·cel·er·at·ing , ac·cel·er·ates
VERB:
tr.

1. To increase the speed of.
2. To cause to occur sooner than expected.
3. To cause to develop or progress more quickly: a substance used to accelerate a fire.
4. 1. To reduce the time required for (an academic course, for example); compress into a shorter period.
   2. To make it possible for (a student) to finish an academic course faster than usual.
5. Physics To change the velocity of.

VERB:
intr.

1. To move or act faster. See Synonyms at speed.
2. To engage in an academic program that progresses faster than usual.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin accelerre , accelert- : ad-, intensive pref. ; see ad- + celerre, to quicken (from celer, swift)

OTHER FORMS:
ac·celer·ative (Adjective), ac·celer·a·tory   (-r--tôr, -tr) KEY  (Adjective)

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