Accelerate and Cause

Accelerate

Accelerate verb - To become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number.

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Cause and accelerate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cause" instead a verb "Accelerate".

Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Accelerate and cause are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accelerate" instead a verb "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

fire	accelerate fire	cause fire
people	accelerate people	cause people
effect	accelerate effect	cause effect
time	accelerate time	cause time
Other words: effects, downfall, damage, war, meltdown, mutations.

Said side effects accelerate mutations in animals and cause them to become highly aggressive towards humans.

Source: Series / Zoo
All of them apparently suffer from birth defects that prematurely accelerate their aging and cause intense pain if not treated with medication.

Source: Cloning Blues
He attacks people in their dreams, during which they can't wake, and the nightmares he puts them through will cause their heart-rate to accelerate until it works too hard gives out.

Source: Too Powerful to Live

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