decelerate
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de·cel·er·ate
(dē-sĕl′ə-rāt′)v. de·cel·er·at·ed, de·cel·er·at·ing, de·cel·er·ates
v.tr.
1. To decrease the velocity of.
2. To slow down the rate of advancement of: measures intended to decelerate the arms buildup.
v.intr.
To decrease in velocity.
[de- + (ac)celerate.]
de·cel′er·a′tion n.
de·cel′er·a′tor n.
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decelerate
(diːˈsɛləˌreɪt)vb
to slow down or cause to slow down
[C19: from de- + accelerate]
deˌcelerˈation n
deˈcelerˌator n
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de•cel•er•ate
(diˈsɛl əˌreɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to decrease the velocity of.
2. to slow the rate of increase of: efforts to decelerate inflation.
v.i. 3. to slow down.
de•cel`er•a′tion, n.
de•cel′er•a`tor, n.
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decelerate
Past participle: decelerated
Gerund: decelerating
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| Verb | 1. | decelerate - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" |
| 2. | decelerate - reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" moderate - make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed" fishtail - slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway" |
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decelerate
verb
1. slow down or up, slow, brake, go slower, put the brakes on, reduce speed, hit the brakes The driver kept accelerating and decelerating.
slow down or up accelerate, speed up, pick up speed
slow down or up accelerate, speed up, pick up speed
2. slow, be checked, slacken (off), be reined in, slow down or up Inflation has decelerated remarkably.
slow accelerate, speed up, quicken
slow accelerate, speed up, quicken
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Translations
يُخَفِّفُ السُّرْعَه
zpomalit
mindske farten
draga úr hraîa
greičio mažėjimasgreičio mažinimassumažinti greitį
samazināt ātrumu
hızını azaltmakyavaşlamak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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decelerate
vi (car, train) → langsamer werden; (driver) → die Geschwindigkeit herabsetzen; (production) → sich verlangsamen
vt → verlangsamen
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decelerate
(diːˈseləreit) verb to slow down, especially in a car etc. You must decelerate before a crossroads.
deˌceleˈration nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.