Medical Dictionary
accelerate
verb ac·cel·er·ate \ik-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt, ak-\
ac·cel·er·at·edac·cel·er·at·ing
Medical Definition of ACCELERATE
transitive verb
: to cause to move faster or speed up <accelerated speech and motor activity in manic patients>; also : to cause to undergo acceleration
intransitive verb
: to move faster : gain speed
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