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IELTS word

accelerate

/əkˈsɛləˌreɪt/verb

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English definition

to move or happen faster

Common phrases / collocations

  1. accelerate growth
  2. rapidly accelerate
  3. accelerate the process

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The train accelerated as it left the station.

  2. 2.

    Investment accelerated economic growth.

  3. 3.

    Technology can accelerate the research process.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A commuter train gains speed as it leaves a station.
to move or happen faster
1starts moving
2travels faster
leaves the station→gains speed