Synonyms for accelerate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ak-sel-uh-reyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for accelerate Other synonyms for the word accelerate
Définition of accelerate
Origin :- 1520s, from Latin acceleratus, past participle of accelerare "to hasten, to quicken," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + celerare "hasten," from celer "swift" (see celerity). Related: Accelerated; accelerating.
- verb increase speed, timing
- The narrowness serves to concentrate the strength and accelerate the work.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- And he was stamping off to accelerate these preparations for departure, when her voice arrested him.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- To accelerate the introduction of the cargo, a grain-elevator was employed.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454 » by Various
- As soon as the copter grounded, he could accelerate and escape.
- Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
- The small ships were not able to accelerate to the terrific speed needed.
- Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell
- Then and only then did he accelerate to full cruising speed.
- Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- The tendency is to accelerate unduly the speed of the machine.
- Extract from : « Steam Turbines » by Hubert E. Collins
- In vain she tried to check, or at all events to accelerate, the tale.
- Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster
- Didn't you see him accelerate to an impossible speed in an impossible time?
- Extract from : « The Ultimate Weapon » by John Wood Campbell
- A man named Hirsch is hired by the Krupp firm to "accelerate" this work.
- Extract from : « Face to Face with Kaiserism » by James W. Gerard
Antonyms for accelerate
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