— accelerable , adj. — acceleratedly , adv.
/ak sel"euh rayt'/ , v. , accelerated, accelerating .
v.t.
1. to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.
2. to hasten the occurrence of: to accelerate the fall of a government.
3. Mech. to change the velocity of (a body) or the rate of (motion); cause to undergo acceleration.
4. to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work, eliminating detail, etc.
v.i.
5. to move or go faster; increase in speed.
6. to progress or develop faster.
[ 1515-25; acceleratus speeded up (ptp. of accelerare ), equiv. to ac- AC- + celer swift + -atus -ATE 1 ]