Synonyms for accelerated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ak-sel-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt


Définition of accelerated

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.
  • adj sped up
Example sentences :
  • He kept up this accelerated pace to the door of his private room.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • He placed his paw on one, and its movements were accelerated.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • As the days went by, the evolution of like into love was accelerated.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • A hundred thousand miles an hour—that had been accelerated a hundred fold now.
  • Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
  • She took my arm confidingly, familiarly, and accelerated her pace.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • White people have accelerated the movement for the race to move north.
  • Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
  • Arcot accelerated away from it as Fuller hit it with a molecular beam.
  • Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
  • I feared his reason was forsaking him, and that I, in my rashness, had accelerated his doom.
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • What was my horror to see it rushing forward at an accelerated speed.
  • Extract from : « In the Wilds of Florida » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The respirations are accelerated, and usually there is no fever.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture

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