accelerates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accelerate
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cel"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accelerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Accelerating.] Etym: [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See Celerity.]
1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
3. To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure. Accelerated motion (Mech.), motion with a continually increasing velocity.
– Accelerating force, the force which causes accelerated motion. Nichol.
Syn.
– To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward; advance; further.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
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