Accelerate and Propel

Accelerate

Accelerate verb - To cause to move or proceed fast or faster.

Usage example: we accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed

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

Propel verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Accelerate and propel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accelerate" instead a verb "Propel".

Nearby Words: propelled, propelling

part	accelerate part	propel part
body	accelerate body	propel body
development	accelerate development	propel development
damage	accelerate damage	propel damage
Other words: slug, car, projectile, bullet, ship, everyone, ships.

Once Flash starts thinking of it as a fight rather than a race, he uses his speed to accelerate his body until his uppercut has sufficient force to propel Zum upwards at 25,000 mph.

Source: Franchise / The Flash
In the Detective Conan film "Countdown to Heaven", in order to escape the bomb-loaded Twin Tower Building A, Conan must accelerate the prize sports car through the building's window at just the right time so that the bomb explosion will propel them to the swimming pool atop the adjacent building.

Source: Explosion Propulsion

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