How do you use the word "accelerate" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "accelerate" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "accelerate": The policy will only accelerate inflation. Put it in first and slowly let out the clutch while you gradually accelerate.

Accelerate Meaning

/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

verbTo quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

Sentence Examples

The policy will only accelerate inflation.

Put it in first and slowly let out the clutch while you gradually accelerate.

Sami's life began to accelerate at an incredible pace.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

speed quicken

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

To reach the finish line before the storm, the driver had to ____ the car's speed.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Drivers must ____ carefully when merging onto the busy highway.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celerō Latin accelerō Latin accelerātuslbor. ▲ Latin accelerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accelerātiōder. English accelerationbf. English accelerate First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin accelerātus, perfect passive participle of accelerō (“to accelerate, hasten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad + celerō (“to hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand." — 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:

"... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing." — 1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:

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