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accelerate

/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cel-er-ate
IPA
/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

Transitive verb

verb

To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause a change of velocity.

Transitive verb

verb

To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

Transitive verb

verb

To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.

Transitive verb

verb

To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

Intransitive verb

verb

Grow; increase.

Intransitive verb

adj

Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celerō Latin accelerō Latin accelerātuslbor. ▲ Latin accelerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accelerātiōder. English accelerationbf. English accelerate First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“to accelerate, hasten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad + celerō (“to hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/
  • British English: /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

accelerates (present, singular) accelerating (participle, present) accelerated (participle, past) accelerated (past)

Derived Forms

acceleratable acceleratingly accelerative accelerator deaccelerate nonaccelerating outaccelerate overaccelerate reaccelerate unaccelerating

Phrases

accelerated ageing accelerated aging accelerated critical illness accelerated depreciation accelerated erosion accelerated graphics port accelerated motion accelerating force

Frequently Paired Words

accelerando accelerant acceleration accelerograph accelerometer

Synonyms

hasten quicken speed up expedite further advance forward speed

Antonyms

decelerate retard unaccelerate

Rhymes With

decelerate

Questions

How do you pronounce accelerate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/.
What does accelerate mean?
To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
Where does accelerate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celerō Latin accelerō Latin accelerātuslbor. ▲ Latin accelerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accelerātiōder. English accelerationbf. English accelerate First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“to accelerate, hasten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad + celerō (“to hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.

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