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accelerated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Moving or progressing faster than is usual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Happening sooner than expected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of accelerate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:accelerated.

Meaning relationships

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

speeded up, as of an academic course

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in an accelerated program in school

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: accéléré — moving or progressing faster than is usual
  • German: beschleunigt — moving or progressing faster than is usual
  • Persian: شتافته (šetâfte) — moving or progressing faster than is usual
  • Persian: شتابدار (šetâbdâr) — moving or progressing faster than is usual
  • Portuguese: acelerado — moving or progressing faster than is usual
  • Spanish: acelerado — moving or progressing faster than is usual
  • Spanish: accelerado — moving or progressing faster than is usual
  • Turkish: ivmelendirilmiş — moving or progressing faster than is usual
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