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decelerate
[ dee-sel-uh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to decrease the velocity of:
He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- to slow the rate of increase of:
efforts to decelerate inflation.
verb (used without object)
- to slow down:
The plane decelerated just before landing.
decelerate
/ diːˈsɛləˌreɪt /
verb
- to slow down or cause to slow down
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Derived Forms
- deˈcelerˌator, noun
- deˌcelerˈation, noun
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Other Words From
- de·cel·er·a·tion [dee-sel-, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- de·cel·er·a·tor noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decelerate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decelerate1
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Example Sentences
But by the early 1980s, Gallant's fast-paced life began to decelerate.
Arcot accelerated toward the planet for two hours, then began to decelerate.
If anything of the right size shows up, decelerate until we can get mass and albedo measurements.
Every so often comes the impression we are falling head-first; the colonel using ship's drive to decelerate the whole system.
Its motor is designed to decelerate that mass by 1,075 mph in order to allow it to assume a descending orbit.
They went in fast, using her gravity to help them curve into a forced orbit as they strained to decelerate.
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