"accelerate" meaning in English

See accelerate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: accelerate
  1. επιταχύνω, επισπεύδω
    Sense id: el-accelerate-en-verb-fbMtRKnI
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    {
      "form": "accelerate"
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The war accelerated all these changes.",
          "translation": "Ο πόλεμος επιτάχυνε όλες αυτές τος αλλαγές."
        },
        {
          "text": "We are trying to accelerate things a little.",
          "translation": "Προσπαθούμε να επισπεύσουμε λίγο τα πράγματα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: expedite, fast track, hasten, precipitate, quicken, speed up και step up"
        }
      ],
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        "επιταχύνω, επισπεύδω"
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      "id": "el-accelerate-en-verb-fbMtRKnI"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The war accelerated all these changes.",
          "translation": "Ο πόλεμος επιτάχυνε όλες αυτές τος αλλαγές."
        },
        {
          "text": "We are trying to accelerate things a little.",
          "translation": "Προσπαθούμε να επισπεύσουμε λίγο τα πράγματα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: expedite, fast track, hasten, precipitate, quicken, speed up και step up"
        }
      ],
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        "επιταχύνω, επισπεύδω"
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