Collocations for accelerate - verb
1. go faster
ADV.
hard, quickly | smoothly
The runners accelerated smoothly round the bend.
The runners accelerated smoothly round the bend.
suddenly | away
The car purred into life and accelerated away.
The car purred into life and accelerated away.
2. develop quickly
ADV.
dramatically, greatly, rapidly, sharply
The Aids epidemic is accelerating dramatically.
The Aids epidemic is accelerating dramatically.