accelerate

/æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/

verb

Meaning

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
"to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc."
To cause a change of velocity.
To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
"to accelerate our departure"
To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
Grow; increase.

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