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ac·cel·er·ate (ăk-sĕĺə-rāt́)

[Latin accelerāre, accelerāt-, ad-, intensive pref.; see ad–, + celerāre, to quicken (from celer, swift).]

verb: -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. 

transitive verb 

  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.
    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.

intransitive verb 

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

derivatives

ac·ceĺer·átive
adjective
ac·ceĺer·a·tóry
adjective