[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

accelerate \accel"erate\, v. t. imp.  p. p. accelerated;
   p. pr.  vb. n. accelerating. l. acceleratus, p. p. of
   accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. see
   celerity.
   1. to cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add
      to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
      1913 webster

   2. to quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process
      of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase
      of wealth, etc.
      1913 webster

   3. to hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate
      our departure.
      1913 webster

   accelerated motion mech., motion with a continually
      increasing velocity.

   accelerating force, the force which causes accelerated
      motion.                                     --nichol.
      1913 webster

   syn: to hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward;
        advance; further.
        1913 webster
see also:
accelerated accelerating celerity retard accelerated motion accelerating force 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

accelerating
     adj : increasing in speed; becoming progressively faster; "the
           accelerating inflation was cause for great concern"

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