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Meaning of 'accelerate'
Meaning of 'accelerate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Accelerate 
[ v. t.]
- To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of;
to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard. [ v. t.]- To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
- To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
Meaning of 'accelerate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. accelerate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- cause to move faster
- cause to move faster
Example in sentence:
- He accelerated the car
Meaning (2):
- move faster
- move faster
Example in sentence:
- The car accelerated
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