Meaning
- (verb) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
- (verb) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of. “to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.”
- (verb) To cause a change of velocity.
- (verb) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event. “to accelerate our departure”
- (verb) To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
- (verb) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
- (verb) Grow; increase.
Letter breakdown
- Accelerates contains 11 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 5.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Opposites
Words from these letters
- accelerate
- lacerates
- clearest
- escalate
- lacerate
- reelects
- aerates
- cartels
- celesta
- cereals
- clarets
- creates
- realest
- reelect
- relates
- release
- scarlet
- secrete
- treacle
- aerate
- alerts
- altars
- alters
- astral
- carats
- carets
- cartel
- caster
- castle
- caters
- cereal
- claret
- clears
- cleats
- crates
- crease
- create
- creels
- eaters
- elates
- elects
- erects
- rascal
- reacts
- reales
- recast
- rectal
- relate
- resale
- salter
- scalar
- scarce
- sealer
- secret
- select
- staler
- teasel
- teaser
- traces
Connected words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with ACC
- accede
- acceded
- accedes
- acceding
- accelerate
- accelerated
- accelerating
- acceleration
- accelerations
- accelerator
- accelerators
- accent
- accented
- accenting
- accents
- accentuate
- accentuated
- accentuates
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Words ending with TES
Reader questions
What does Accelerates mean?
To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
How many letters are in Accelerates?
Accelerates has 11 letters.
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