The meaning of ACCELERATED is occurring or developing at a faster rate than usual. How to use accelerated in a sentence.

It's a trend that's been growing since the 1970s and has accelerated since the recession.

When a moving vehicle accelerates, it goes faster and faster. Suddenly the car accelerated. [VERB] She accelerated away from us. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Definition of accelerate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Changes have occurred at an accelerated pace/rate. She's taking an accelerated course in English. [=a course in which English is taught at a faster pace than usual]

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. At any point on a trajectory, the magnitude of the acceleration is given by the rate of change of velocity in both magnitude and direction at that …

1. a. To increase the speed of: accelerated the engine. See Synonyms at speed. b. Physics To change the velocity of. 2. To cause to occur sooner than expected: accelerated his retirement …

to (cause to) develop, progress, or advance faster: [no object] The unemployment rate accelerated. [~ + object] Those policies accelerated unemployment. to increase the speed (of): …

accelerated, accelerating to move or go faster; increase in speed. to progress or develop faster.

The meaning of ACCELERATE is to move faster : to gain speed. How to use accelerate in a sentence.