accelerate
verbUK /əkˈseləreɪt/
US /əkˈseləreɪt/
To go faster.
The car began to accelerate as it left the town.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To make something happen sooner or more quickly.
The new plan will accelerate the building of the school.
3. To increase the rate or speed of a process.
Warm weather can accelerate the growth of plants.
4. In physics, to change the speed or direction of a moving object.
Gravity accelerates a falling ball toward the ground.
5. To move or cause to move more quickly over time.
The runner accelerated in the final lap of the race.