Definitions
To speed up or cause to move faster.
Word origin
First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“to accelerate, hasten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad + celerō (“to hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.
Used in a sentence
“to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.”
“The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies.”
“She had to accelerate her work pace to meet the deadline.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Cause to move quicker”10 letters
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