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decelerate

verb
/diːˈsɛləɹeɪt/UK

Etymology

Late 19th c., from de- + (ac)celerate. Compare deaccelerate.

  1. learned borrowing from accelerātus
  2. prefixed as decelerate — “de + accelerate”

Definitions

  1. To reduce the velocity of something.

    • The S.D.R. [Somerset & Dorset Railway] could not adhere to this schedule, and had to decelerate the service, but the original timings were restored when the M.R. and L.S.W.R. leased the S.D.R.

  2. To reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease.

  3. To go slower.

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Derived

deceleratingly, deceleration, decelerationism, decelerative, decelerator, deceleron, undecelerated

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