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accelerateto happen or make something happen more quickly or at an earlier time

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to happen or make something happen more quickly or at an earlier time

Pronunciation (IPA): /ækˈseləreɪt/

Korean meaning: 가속하다, 촉진하다, 빨라지게 하다

Korean pronunciation: 액-셀-러-레이트 (강세: 셀)

Example Sentences

  • My grandma learned to accelerate her smartphone skills faster than my little brother learned to tie his shoes.
  • The company plans to accelerate its digital transformation this year.
  • Coffee accelerates my ability to pretend I'm a morning person.

accelerate

VERB

//ækˈseləreɪt//

to happen or make something happen more quickly or at an earlier time

accelerate concept
💡 Concept

a head chef turns up the heat on multiple gas burners while shouting instructions to speed up food preparation. Steam rises more rapidly from pots and pans as the flames grow larger under each cooking surface. The increased heat causes vegetables to sizzle faster and sauces to bubble more vigorously than before. Kitchen staff around the chef begin chopping, stirring, and plating at a much quicker pace to match the urgency. Servers wait impatiently near the pass as dishes get completed faster than the normal cooking time. the cooking process being accelerated to happen more quickly than usual

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accelerate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Accelerate research to generate success, then celebrate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ækˈseləreɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ækˈseləreɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixac--
Rootceler
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'accelerare', composed of the prefix 'ad-' (to) and 'celerare' (to hasten), which derives from 'celer' meaning swift or quick.

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🎵Rhyme

celebrategeneratedemonstrate
celebrate
generate
demonstrate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandma learned to accelerate her smartphone skills faster than my little brother learned to tie his shoes.

The company plans to accelerate its digital transformation this year.

😄 Fun example

Coffee accelerates my ability to pretend I'm a morning person.

The new policy will accelerate economic recovery.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

speed upquickenhastenexpediteboost

Antonyms

decelerateslow downretard

Related

accelerationacceleratorvelocitymomentumrapid