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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Curran hit two sixes to accelerate England towards the finish line and Will Jacks hit the winning runs, but it was Banton who delivered when England needed him most.

From BBC

But the broader movement toward price transparency and patient empowerment is accelerating in different corners of healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal

The accelerating sophistication of the technology has surprised even some AI researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sales declines have accelerated in each of the past four quarters.

From MarketWatch

“We jointly are trying to figure out how we can accelerate learning and how we can embed those courses inside the schools that normally are left behind,” said Michael Ellison, chief executive of CodePath.

From The Wall Street Journal

accelerate

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