accelerate
pronunciation
How to pronounce accelerate in British English:
UK [əkˈseləreɪt]
How to pronounce accelerate in American English:
US [əkˈseləreɪt]
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- Verb:
- move faster
- cause to move faster
Word Origin
- accelerate
- accelerate: [16] Accelerate comes from Latin accelerāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ad- (ac- before /k/ sounds) and celerāre ‘hurry’. Celerāre, in turn, derived from the adjective celer ‘fast’ (which gave English celerity [15] and is ultimately related to hold).
- accelerate (v.)
- 1520s, from Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare "to hasten, quicken," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + celerare "hasten," from celer "swift" (see celerity). Related: Accelerated; accelerating.
Antonym
Example
- 1. What can be done to accelerate the process ?
- 2. Dsk 's troubles should accelerate the rate of change .
- 3. The economic crisis is only likely to accelerate arab-asian relations .
- 4. With its economy humming , and unemployment falling , german wages may start to accelerate .
- 5. This would merely accelerate the process .