The difference between Accelerate and Further

When used as verbs, accelerate means to cause to move faster, whereas further means to help forward.

When used as adjectives, accelerate means accelerated, whereas further means .

check bellow for the other definitions of Accelerate and Further

  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. Further as a verb (transitive):

    To help forward; to assist.

  2. Further as a verb (transitive):

    To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.

    Examples:

    "'Further the economy."

    "to further the peace process"

  1. Further as an adjective:

    ; of or pertaining to being distant, or of greater distance in degree or of extension in time.

  2. Further as an adjective:

    More, additional.

  1. Further as an adverb:

  2. Further as an adverb (conjunctive):

    Also; in addition to.

  3. Further as an adverb (location):

    At greater distance in space or time; farther.

    Examples:

    "Washington DC is further from Europe than New York."

  4. Further as an adverb (conjunctive):

    Moreover; beyond what is already stated.

    Examples:

    "Further, affiant sayeth naught.'' (A formal statement ending a deposition or affidavit, immediately preceding the affiant's signature.)"

  5. Further as an adverb (conjunctive, formal):

    In continuation of what has already been enacted

    Examples:

    "synonyms: furtherance alt1=in furtherance"

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