accelerate /BrE əkˈsɛləreɪt
, AmE əkˈsɛləˌreɪt
/ A transitive verb
figurative accélérer [decline, growth]
B intransitive verb
1 Motor Vehicles accélérer to accelerate away partir en trombe (from de)
to accelerate from 0–60 mph monter de 0 à 100 km/h
2 figurative [decline, growth] s'accélérer