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Adjective: accelerated  ak'selu`reytud
  1. Speeded up, as of an academic course
    "in an accelerated program in school"
Verb: accelerate  ak'selu`reyt
  1. Move faster
    "The car accelerated"
    - speed up, speed, quicken
     
  2. Cause to move faster
    "He accelerated the car"
    - speed, speed up

See also: acceleration, accelerator, acceleratory, fast

Type of: alter, change, deepen, intensify, modify

Antonym: decelerate

Encyclopedia: Accelerate

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