[{"word":"accelerating","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc."},{"definition":"To cause a change of velocity.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to accelerate our departure"},{"definition":"To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Grow; increase.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["hasten","quicken","speed up","advance","forward","expedite","further"],"antonyms":["decelerate","retard","unaccelerate"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An act of acceleration.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the acceleratings and brakings of a vehicle"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accelerate","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accelerating"]}]