reaccelerate

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verb

To accelerate again or anew.

OriginEnglish accelerate ← Latin accelerātiō ← Proto-Indo-European *kel- →
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Meanings

verbreaccelerate (third-person singular simple present reaccelerates, present participle reaccelerating, simple past and past participle reaccelerated)

present singular third person reaccelerates · participle present reaccelerating · participle past reaccelerated · past reaccelerated · alternative re-accelerate

  1. transitiveTo accelerate again or anew.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kel-
  11. Latinceler
  12. Latincelerō
  13. Latinaccelerō
  14. Latinaccelerātu
  15. Latinaccelerō
  16. Latinaccelerātiō
  17. Englishaccelerationbf.
  18. Englishaccelerate
  19. Englishreaccelerate

From re- + accelerate.

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APA

reaccelerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccelerate

MLA

“reaccelerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccelerate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reaccelerate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaccelerate.

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