akceli

Esperanto

Etymology

From French accélérer, English accelerate, Italian accelerare, all ultimately from Latin accelerō (“I quicken, hasten, accelerate”). Compare Portuguese and Spanish acelerar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [akˈt͡seli]
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  • Rhymes: -eli
  • Hyphenation: ak‧ce‧li

Verb

akceli (present akcelas, past akcelis, future akcelos, conditional akcelus, volitive akcelu)

  1. (transitive) to accelerate, hasten, speed
  2. (transitive, figurative) to advance, further, drive forward, promote
    akceli homajn rajtojn. ― to advance human rights.
    akceli lingvolernadon. ― to promote language learning.

Conjugation

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