Accelerate

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
 * 2)  To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
 * to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
 * 1)  To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
 * to accelerate our departure.
 * 1)  To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

Synonyms for Accelerate
advance,dispatch, expedite, forward, further, hasten, speed up, hurry, quicken, facilitate.

Antonyms for Accelerate
retard, decelerate, obstruct, hinder, defer, postpone, resist.

Derived terms

 * accelerative
 * accelerator
 * accelerated motion
 * accelerating force

Related terms

 * accelerando
 * accelerant
 * acceleration
 * accelerograph
 * accelerometer

Adjective
accelerate


 * 1)  Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.