accelerate

  • 21accelerate — [c]/əkˈsɛləreɪt / (say uhk seluhrayt), /æk / (say ak ) verb (accelerated, accelerating) –verb (t) 1. to cause to move or advance faster: accelerate growth. 2. to help to bring about more speedily than would otherwise have been the case: to… …

  • 22accelerate — ac|cel|e|rate [əkˈseləreıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of accelerare, from ad to + celer fast ] 1.) [I and T] if a process accelerates or if something accelerates it, it happens faster than usual or sooner than you… …

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  • 23accelerate — [16] Accelerate comes from Latin accelerāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ad (ac before /k/ sounds) and celerāre ‘hurry’. Celerāre, in turn, derived from the adjective celer ‘fast’ (which gave English celerity [15] and is… …

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  • 24accelerate — verb 1) the car accelerated down the hill Syn: speed up, go faster, gain momentum, increase speed, pick up speed, gather speed, put on a spurt Ant: decelerate, slow down 2) inflation started to accelerate Syn …

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  • 25accelerate — [əkˈseləˌreɪt] verb 1) [I] if a vehicle accelerates, it moves faster 2) [I/T] to happen at a faster rate, or to make something do this Can we to accelerate the development process?[/ex] acceleration [əkˌseləˈreɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …

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  • 26accelerate — [1] To increase the speed of a vehicle. Opposite of decelerate. [2] To accelerate an adhesive is to speed up a chemical reaction or a curing process. For example, you can speed up the drying time of an adhesive or sealer by increasing the… …

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  • 27accelerate — [16] Accelerate comes from Latin accelerāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ad (ac before /k/ sounds) and celerāre ‘hurry’. Celerāre, in turn, derived from the adjective celer ‘fast’ (which gave English celerity [15] and is… …

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  • 28Accelerate (R.E.M. album) — Accelerate Studio album by R.E.M. Released March 31, 2008 …

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  • 29Accelerate (canción) — «Accelerate» Canción de R.E.M. Álbum Accelerate Género Rock alternativo Duración …

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  • 30Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure — is a U.S. based nonprofit organization with the mission to accelerate a cure for brain cancer by increasing the number of potential therapies and moving them rapidly into the clinic for patients. The organization was founded in 2001 by Dan Case,… …

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