ACCELERATE


Meaning of ACCELERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ækseləreɪt ]

( accelerates, accelerating, accelerated)

1.

If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.

Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year...

The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.

VERB : V , V n

2.

When a moving vehicle accelerates , it goes faster and faster.

Suddenly the car accelerated...

She accelerated away from the kerb.

VERB : V , V prep / adv

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