The difference between Accelerate and Advance

When used as verbs, accelerate means to cause to move faster, whereas advance means to help the progress of (something).

When used as adjectives, accelerate means accelerated, whereas advance means completed before need or a milestone event.

Advance is also noun with the meaning: a forward move.

check bellow for the other definitions of Accelerate and Advance

  1. Accelerate as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

  2. Accelerate as a verb (transitive):

    To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

    Examples:

    "to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc."

  3. Accelerate as a verb (transitive, physics):

    To cause a change of velocity.

  4. Accelerate as a verb (transitive):

    To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

    Examples:

    "to accelerate our departure"

  5. Accelerate as a verb (transitive, education):

    To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.

  6. Accelerate as a verb (intransitive):

    To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

  7. Accelerate as a verb (intransitive):

    Grow; increase.

  8. Accelerate as a verb (obsolete):

  1. Accelerate as an adjective (rare):

    Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

  1. Advance as a verb:

    To promote or advantage. To help the progress of (something); to further. To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.

  2. Advance as a verb (intransitive):

    To move forward in space or time. To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. To move forwards; to approach. To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose. To make progress; to do well, to succeed. To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.

  3. Advance as a verb (transitive, now, archaic):

    To raise, be raised. To raise; to lift or elevate. To raise or increase (a price, rate). To increase (a number or amount). To make a higher bid at an auction.

  1. Advance as a noun:

    A forward move; improvement or progression.

    Examples:

    "an advance in health or knowledge"

    "an advance in rank or office"

  2. Advance as a noun:

    An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

  3. Advance as a noun:

    An addition to the price; rise in price or value.

    Examples:

    "an advance on the prime cost of goods"

  4. Advance as a noun (in the plural):

    An opening approach or overture, especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.

  1. Advance as an adjective:

    completed before need or a milestone event

    Examples:

    "He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith."

  2. Advance as an adjective:

    preceding

    Examples:

    "The advance man came a month before the candidate."

  3. Advance as an adjective:

    forward

    Examples:

    "The scouts found a site for an advance base."

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