accelerate (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /əkˈseləreɪt/
Definition
Accelerate means to make something move faster, happen sooner, or increase more quickly in speed, rate, growth, or progress.
Examples
The car began to accelerate on the open road.
The new funding helped accelerate the research project.
How to Use accelerate
- accelerate growth (collocation)
- to make growth happen faster — "The campaign helped accelerate growth in new markets."
- accelerate from (prepositional phrase)
- to increase speed starting at a point — "The train accelerated from the station smoothly."
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