accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-reyt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /

VERB

increase speed, timing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance expedite further hasten open up quicken spur step up stimulate

STRONG

drive dust forward gun hurry impel precipitate railroad rev roll tool

WEAK

fire up hammer on lay a patch lay rubber make tracks nail it peel rubber put on afterburners put pedal to metal rev up speed up step on the gas

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check delay discourage halt hinder slow stop

STRONG

dissuade repress wait

WEAK

decelerate defer impede postpone retard slow down

Example Sentences

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I liken them to upside-down waterfalls, accelerating the descent until they hit rocks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most knowledgeable observers believe these are 15 to 20 years away—although today’s surge of interest could accelerate the progress.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pattern accelerated in the 1990s and 2000s with the growth of Dallas’s Uptown district, just to the north, which attracted many finance, law and technology businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then evidence for dark energy was discovered in 1998 as a force accelerating the expansion of the Universe.

From BBC

This approach could accelerate progress in spintronics and open new pathways for future electronic devices.

From Science Daily

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