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Learned borrowing from Latin accelerāre (to hasten, to accelerate).

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɨ.lɨˈɾaɾ/, (proscribed) /ɐ.sɨ.lɐˈɾaɾ/, (very proscribed) /ɐ.sɐ.lɐˈɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sɨ.lɨˈɾa.ɾi/, (proscribed) /ɐ.sɨ.lɐˈɾa.ɾi/, (very proscribed) /ɐ.sɐ.lɐˈɾa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧le‧rar

Verb edit

acelerar (first-person singular present acelero, first-person singular preterite acelerei, past participle acelerado)

  1. (transitive) to accelerate

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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin accelerāre (to hasten, to accelerate).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeleˈɾaɾ/ [a.θe.leˈɾaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aseleˈɾaɾ/ [a.se.leˈɾaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧le‧rar

Verb edit

acelerar (first-person singular present acelero, first-person singular preterite aceleré, past participle acelerado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to accelerate (to cause to move faster)
    Antonym: desacelerar
  2. (intransitive) to hurry up

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