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verb

acelerar

accelerate

Hacer que algo vaya más rápido o que pase en menos tiempo.

Definition & meaning

  1. To accelerate or speed up: to increase speed or cause something to move faster.
  2. To hasten or speed up a process: to make something happen or progress more quickly.
  3. To press the accelerator: to make a vehicle go faster by using its accelerator.

Grammar & Word origin

A regular -ar verb, used both transitively and intransitively.

It comes from Latin accelerāre, meaning “to hasten.”

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms

  • agilizar — to make a process more efficient or quicker; it emphasizes smoother progress.
  • apresurar — to hasten something, often emphasizing urgency.
  • incrementar la velocidad — to increase speed; a more explicit phrase.

Antonyms

  • desacelerar — to decelerate or reduce speed.
  • frenar — to brake or slow something down, sometimes bringing it to a stop.

Common phrases & collocations

  • acelerar el paso — to quicken one’s pace.
  • acelerar el proceso — to speed up the process.
  • acelerar el coche — to accelerate the car.

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Examples

El coche empezó a acelerar en la autopista.verb

The car started to accelerate on the highway.

El tren necesita acelerar para llegar a tiempo.verb

The train needs to accelerate to arrive on time.

Mi hermano decidió acelerar cuando vio la luz verde del semáforo.verb

My brother decided to accelerate when he saw the green traffic light.

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