To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
To cause a change of velocity.
To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
to accelerate our departure
To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
Grow; increase.
Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
Happening sooner than expected.