ACCELERATING

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Definition

verb
  1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
  2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
    “to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.”
  3. To cause a change of velocity.
  4. To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
    “to accelerate our departure”
  5. To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
noun
  1. An act of acceleration.
    “the acceleratings and brakings of a vehicle”

Source: Wiktionary

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