accelerated
verb
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To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
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To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
"to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc."
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To cause a change of velocity.
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To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
"to accelerate our departure"
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To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
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To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
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Grow; increase.
Synonyms:
hasten, quicken, speed up, advance, forward, expedite, further
Antonyms:
decelerate, retard, unaccelerate
adjective
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Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
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Happening sooner than expected.