Analysis Complete

speed up

/ speed up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
move faster
"The car accelerated"
Opposites:
decelerate slow slow down slow up retard
Type of:
intensify deepen
Kinds of:
brisk brisk up brisken
Derived:
acceleration quickening speedup speed speeding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
cause to move faster
"He accelerated the car"
Opposites:
decelerate slow down
Type of:
modify qualify
Derived:
acceleration quickening speedup speed speeding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
20%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

intensify deepen brisk brisk up brisken decelerate slow slow down slow up retard modify qualify