acelerar
/aθeleˈɾaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to hurry up
🚗💨 Same root as English accelerate: Latin celer = swift, plus a- = toward
Latin accelerare means to make swift, from celer (fast). Spanish dropped one c: a-celer-ar. Celer also gives English celerity, meaning speed. Say it as a-the-le-RAR, with the stress on the last syllable.