Acelerar
Example: El coche empezó a acelerar cuando vio la carretera despejada.
Definition
"Acelerar" means to increase speed or make something go faster. It is commonly used to describe the action of a vehicle gaining speed, as in 'The car started to acelerar when it saw the clear road.'
Etymology
The word "acelerar" comes from the Latin 'accelerare,' which combines 'ad-' meaning 'to' and 'celer' meaning 'swift.' Did you know? The root 'celer' is also the source of the English word 'celerity,' meaning swiftness or speed.
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"Acelerar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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