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accelerate
Meaning: to begin moving or happening faster
accelerate in a sentence
How accelerate is used in real sentences:
The bicycle accelerated as it rolled down the gentle hill.
The runners accelerated when they reached the final part of the race.
“After fighting began, demand for news started to accelerate.”
— from the passage The Gazette's Hidden Reports
Synonyms for accelerate
Other words for accelerate — hasten, quicken and speed — carry the same meaning.
- hasten
- quicken
- speed
Antonyms of accelerate
Words that mean the opposite of accelerate:
- decelerate
- slow
Where it comes from
From Latin accelerare 'to hasten'
Memory hook
An ACCELERATOR makes a vehicle go faster.
Practice accelerate in the app