Accelerate | Mean of accelerate in English Dictionary

/ɪkˈsɛləˌreɪt/

• Verb
• to move faster
1. She stepped on the gas and the car accelerated.
2. The plane accelerated down the runway.
3. She stepped on the gas and accelerated the car.
• to cause (something) to happen sooner or more quickly
1. He says that cutting taxes will help to accelerate economic growth.
2. Conditions accelerated our departure. [=conditions caused us to depart sooner]
3. The rate of economic growth has continued to accelerate.