DECELERATE

decelerate, slow down

(verb) reduce the speed of; “He slowed down the car”

decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard

(verb) lose velocity; move more slowly; “The car decelerated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

decelerate (third-person singular simple present decelerates, present participle decelerating, simple past and past participle decelerated)

to reduce the velocity of something

to reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease

(intransitive) to go slower

Synonym: slow down

Synonyms

• to retard

Source: Wiktionary



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