versnellen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch versnellen. Equivalent to snel (“quick, fast”) +‎ ver- -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vərˈsnɛ.lə(n)/ Hyphenation: ver‧snel‧len Rhymes: -ɛlən === Verb === versnellen (ergative, physics) to speed up, to accelerate Synonym: bespoedigen (transitive, obsolete) to surprise, to ambush ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: versnel