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decelerate
[ dee-sel-uh-reyt ]
/ diˈsɛl əˌreɪt /
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verb (used with object), de·cel·er·at·ed, de·cel·er·at·ing.
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), de·cel·er·at·ed, de·cel·er·at·ing.
to slow down: The plane decelerated just before landing.
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Also de·ac·cel·er·ate [dee-ak-sel-uh-reyt] /ˌdi ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt/ .
Origin of decelerate
First recorded in 1895–1900; de- + (ac)celerate
OTHER WORDS FROM decelerate
de·cel·er·a·tion [dee-sel-uh-rey-shuhn], /diˌsɛl əˈreɪ ʃən/, nounde·cel·er·a·tor, nounWords nearby decelerate
deceit, deceitful, deceivable, deceive, deceiver, decelerate, deceleration, decelerometer, deceleron, decem, December
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British Dictionary definitions for decelerate
decelerate
/ (diːˈsɛləˌreɪt) /
verb
to slow down or cause to slow down
Derived forms of decelerate
deceleration, noundecelerator, nounWord Origin for decelerate
C19: from de- + accelerate
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