Bible Dictionaries
Accelerate
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
(2):
(v. t.) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
(3):
(v. t.) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; - opposed to retard.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Accelerate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/accelerate.html. 1828.