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accelerate
verb
-
accelerate
,
accelerating
,
accelerates
,
accelerated
to
begin
to
move
or
go
faster
•
The
taxi
accelerated
suddenly
as
the
light
turned
green
.
The
taxi
accelerated
suddenly
as
the
light
turned
green
.
•
When
the
coach
called
out
,
the
sprinter
accelerated
toward
the
finish
line
.
When
the
coach
called
out
,
the
sprinter
accelerated
toward
the
finish
line
.
From
Latin
"
accelerare
"
meaning
"
to
hasten
",
from
"
ad-
" (
toward
)
+
"
celer
" (
swift
).
verb
-
accelerate
,
accelerating
,
accelerates
,
accelerated
to
make
something
happen
sooner
or
progress
faster
•
The
company
upgraded
its
factory
to
accelerate
production
.
The
company
upgraded
its
factory
to
accelerate
production
.
•
Rising
temperatures
are
accelerating
the
melting
of
glaciers
.
Rising
temperatures
are
accelerating
the
melting
of
glaciers
.
Same
origin
as
the
basic
sense
,
but
used
figuratively
since
the
19th
century
to
talk
about
processes
and
events
.
verb
-
accelerate
,
accelerating
,
accelerates
,
accelerated
(
physics
)
to
change
velocity
,
either
by
increasing
speed
or
by
changing
direction
•
A
constant
force
will
accelerate
an
object
according
to
Newton's
second
law
.
A
constant
force
will
accelerate
an
object
according
to
Newton's
second
law
.
•
The
spacecraft
must
accelerate
to
escape
Earth's
gravity
.
The
spacecraft
must
accelerate
to
escape
Earth's
gravity
.
Adopted
in
scientific
writing
in
the
18th
century
to
give
a
precise
term
for
changes
in
velocity
.