acceleravit

Acceleravit is a Latin verb form meaning “he hastened” or “he accelerated.” It is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of accelerare, a first-conjugation verb meaning to hasten, expedite, or speed up.

Etymology and morphology: Accelerare is generally analyzed as derived from ad- “to” plus celer “swift,” reflecting the sense of making something faster. The form acceleravit uses the stem acceler- with the perfect active ending -avit, indicating a completed past action. As a first-conjugation verb, accelerare also yields accelerat (present), accelerabat (imperfect), accelerabit (future), and the perfect passive participle acceleratus. The related noun acceleratio denotes acceleration.

Usage: In Latin texts, acceleravit appears wherever a subject is described as having hastened or expedited some action. It occurs in narrative, legal, and ceremonial contexts, and can be used either literally (to hasten a movement) or figuratively (to accelerate a process).

Related forms: The verb’s participle acceleratus is used to form passive constructions and as an adjective meaning “hastened.” The adjective acceleratus, accelerata, acceleratum and the noun acceleratio are closely related, all deriving from the same root meaning speed or rapidity.

See also: acceleratio; accelerare; celer.