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

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His other worry is that inflation is accelerating, not slowing as touted.

From Barron's

Holding back local companies like Paramount and Warner from adapting can only accelerate the region’s relative decline.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nasa has also asked rival company Blue Origin - which is owned by Jeff Bezos - to come up with an accelerated plan for a lunar lander.

From BBC

Last year, the Pentagon moved the Chief Digital and AI Office under the Research and Engineering Office, a move that was designed to accelerate AI adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal

Higher levels of these two chemicals were strongly linked to accelerated epigenetic aging in men between 50 and 64 years old.

From Science Daily

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