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How to pronounce accelerate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms speed, speed up
Type of modify, change, alter
Derivation acceleration, accelerative, accelerator, acceleratory


He accelerated the car.
Type Words
Synonyms quicken, speed, speed up
Type of intensify, deepen
Has types brisken, brisk, brisk up
Derivation accelerative, acceleratory


The car accelerated.

Examples of accelerate

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More home building adds to the case for economic growth to accelerate this year.
From the bloomberg.com
So, accelerate to describe something about the economy is probably metaphorical.
From the theatlantic.com
As I said, this would be OK if he was able to accelerate in the final ten overs.
From the guardian.co.uk
This week's elections could also accelerate a transition towards Euroscepticism.
From the economist.com
The single-cylinder, street-specific Duke was born to accelerate and brake hard.
From the latimes.com
He said the patterns should continue and perhaps accelerate in the coming years.
From the tennessean.com
They can even see vehicles accelerate, slow down, move together or make U-turns.
From the washingtonpost.com
Obama said he expects to accelerate such talks after the June Iranian elections.
From the cnn.com
Does it ever make sense to intentionally accelerate federal income tax payments?
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Move faster; "The car accelerated"
  • (accelerated) speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school"
  • (acceleration) an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
  • (acceleration) the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
  • Accelerate is an album by American pop/contemporary Christian group Jump5. It was released on October 7, 2003.
  • Accelerate is the fourteenth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 31, 2008 in Europe, and on April 1 in North America. Produced with Jacknife Lee, Accelerate is intended as a departure from the 2004 album Around the Sun.Kelly, Rose. "". RollingStone.com. ...
  • Season two of Smallville, an American television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, began airing on September 24, 2002, on The WB television network. ...
  • (Acceleration (album)) Acceleration is the first full-length album by Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band Age of Silence. It was released on September 14, 2004.
  • (Acceleration (education)) Academic acceleration is the advancement of students in subjects at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum. ...