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1 accelerate
[ək'seləreit]1) (to increase speed: The driver accelerated to pass the other car.) palielināt ātrumu2) (to make (something) happen sooner: Worry accelerated his death.) paātrināt•- accelerator* * *paātrināt; paātrināties
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accelerate — ► VERB 1) begin or cause to move more quickly. 2) increase in rate, amount, or extent. DERIVATIVES acceleration noun. ORIGIN Latin accelerare hasten , from celer swift … English terms dictionary
accelerate — ac‧cel‧e‧rate [əkˈseləreɪt] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to happen more quickly, or make something happen more quickly: • Economic growth should accelerate as the year goes on. • There are fears that higher oil prices would accelerate… … Financial and business terms
accelerate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare, from ad + celer swift more at hold Date: circa 1530 transitive verb 1. to bring about at an earlier time < accelerate their departure > … New Collegiate Dictionary
accelerate — verb 1 go faster ADVERB ▪ hard, quickly ▪ smoothly ▪ The runners accelerated smoothly around the bend. ▪ suddenly ▪ awa … Collocations dictionary
accelerate — verb 1 (I) if a vehicle or someone who is driving it accelerates, it starts to go faster: The Ferrari Mondial can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds. 2 (I, T) if a process accelerates or if something accelerates it, it happens faster than … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
accelerate — verb 1) the car accelerated down the hill Syn: speed up, go faster, gain momentum, increase speed, pick up speed, gather speed, put on a spurt Ant: decelerate, slow down 2) inflation started to accelerate Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
accelerate — verb 1) the car accelerated Syn: speed up, go faster, gain momentum, increase speed, pick up speed, gather speed 2) sunlight accelerates growth Syn: hasten, quicken, speed up, further … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
accelerate — [c]/əkˈsɛləreɪt / (say uhk seluhrayt), /æk / (say ak ) verb (accelerated, accelerating) –verb (t) 1. to cause to move or advance faster: accelerate growth. 2. to help to bring about more speedily than would otherwise have been the case: to… …
accelerate */ — UK [əkˈseləreɪt] / US [əkˈseləˌreɪt] verb Word forms accelerate : present tense I/you/we/they accelerate he/she/it accelerates present participle accelerating past tense accelerated past participle accelerated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to… … English dictionary
accelerate — 1. verb /əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/ a) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of. to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc. b) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process … Wiktionary
accelerate — ac|cel|er|ate [ ək selə,reıt ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to happen or make something happen at a faster rate: The increased capital could greatly accelerate economic development. The decline of her health seemed to suddenly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English