accelerate

Meanings

• Verb

  To make something move faster.

  - "The car accelerates from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 5 seconds."
  - "He accelerated the process of making dinner by preparing the vegetables in advance."

• Verb

  To increase the rate or speed of something.

  - "The company accelerated its growth by expanding into new markets."
  - "The athlete accelerated towards the finish line, leaving his competitors behind."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

decelerate , retard , unaccelerate

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Synonyms

hasten , quicken , speed up , advance , forward , expedite , further

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with accelerate
recreate , debate , abate , fate

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Variants

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accelerate , accelerated , accelerates , accelerating , acceleratingly

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Forms

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accelerated, accelerating, accelerates

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'accelerare,' meaning 'to make swifter.'

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Trivia

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1. The world record for the fastest accelerating production car is held by the Tesla Model S P100D, which can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 2.3 seconds.

2. The term 'accelerate' is also used in finance to describe the increase in the value of an investment over time.

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Related Concepts

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1. Decelerate: The opposite of accelerate, meaning to make something move slower.

2. Momentum: The force that keeps an object moving once it has been accelerated.

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Culture

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In literature, 'accelerate' is often used metaphorically to describe the progression of a story or the escalation of a situation. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby,' the narrator describes how the parties at Gatsby's mansion 'accelerate' towards their tragic ends.

How to Memorize "accelerate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a car racing down the track, gradually increasing its speed. Visualize the needle on the speedometer moving faster and faster.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'accelerate' with the image of a rocket launching into space or a runner sprinting towards the finish line.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym 'A CCELERATE,' where each letter stands for a definition: 'A' for 'increase speed,' 'C' for 'make swifter,' 'CE' for 'charge or push forward,' 'L' for 'bring nearer,' 'E' for 'make quicker,' 'R' for 'make faster,' and 'A' for 'make more intense' or 'make swifter'.

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