accelerate

1. (transitive)To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

   beschleunigen

   ускоря́тьuskorjátʹ, уско́ритьuskóritʹ

   приско́рювати impf приско́ритиpryskórjuvaty

   cause to move faster

2. (transitive)To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

   to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.

   The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies.

   beschleunigen

   ускоря́тьсяuskorjátʹsja, уско́ритьсяuskóritʹsja

   приско́рюватисяpryskórjuvatysja

3. (transitive)To cause a change of velocity.

4. (transitive)To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

   to accelerate our departure

   eilen, sich beeilen

   ускоря́тьuskorjátʹ, уско́ритьuskóritʹ

5. (transitive)To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.

6. (intransitive)To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

   The car began to accelerate as soon as the light turned green.

   schneller werden, beschleunigen

   ускоря́тьсяuskorjátʹsja, уско́ритьсяuskóritʹsja

   move faster

7. (intransitive)Grow; increase.

1. He accelerated his car and overtook me.

   ruОн добавил машине скорости и догнал меня. — sharptoothed

   deEr beschleunigte sein Auto und überholte mich. — cost

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2. The driver accelerated his car.

   ruВодитель прибавил скорости. — Gal

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3. Suddenly, he accelerated the car.

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4. Tom didn't accelerate soon enough.

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5. The loss of biodiversity is accelerating.

   Втрата біорізноманіття прискорюється. — deniko

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