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Definition 2024
decelerate
decelerate
English
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
Translations
reduce the acceleration of something
reduce the rate of advancement of something
to go slower
Synonyms
- to retard
Related terms
Italian
Verb
decelerate
- second-person plural present indicative of decelerare
- second-person plural imperative of decelerare
- feminine plural of decelerato