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Webster 1913 Edition

Accelerate

Ac-cel′er-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Accelerated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Accelerating
.]
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Accelerate

ACCEL'ERATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. accelero, of ad and celero, to hasten, from celer, quick.
1.
To cause to move faster; to hasten; to quicken motion; to add to the velocity of a moving body. It implies previous motion or progression.
2.
To add to natural or ordinary progression; as to accelerate the growth of a plant, or the progress of knowledge.
3.
To bring nearer in time; to shorten the time between the present time and a future event; as to accelerate the ruin of a government; to accelerate a battle.

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