verb🔗ShareTo cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of."The driver was accelerating the car to merge onto the highway. "energyphysicsactionprocessmachinevehicletechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of."to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc."processactiontimescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause a change of velocity."The driver was accelerating the car to merge onto the highway. "physicsscienceactionenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hasten, as the occurrence of an event."to accelerate our departure"timeactioneventprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time."The school is accelerating gifted students by allowing them to take advanced courses early. "educationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become faster; to begin to move more quickly."The car was accelerating as it entered the highway. "energyphysicsactionvehiclemachineprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGrow; increase."The company's profits are accelerating due to the successful new product. "processactionbusinesseconomyphysicsenergysciencetechnicaltechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn act of acceleration."the acceleratings and brakings of a vehicle"actionprocessphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
