Accélérer
Example: Il faut accélérer le rythme pour finir à temps.
Definition
"Accélérer" means to increase the speed or rate of something, such as an action, process, or movement, often with the intention of achieving a result more quickly, as in the phrase 'Il faut accélérer le rythme pour finir à temps.'
Etymology
The word "accélérer" comes from the Latin 'accelerare,' which combines 'ad-' meaning 'to' and 'celer' meaning 'swift.' Did you know that the root 'celer' also relates to words like 'celerity,' which mean speed or swiftness in English?
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"Accélérer" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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