decelerate

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.

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[de- + (ac)celerate.]

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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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

[1895–1900; de- + (ac) celerate]

de•cel`er•a′tion, n.

de•cel′er•a`tor, n.

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decelerate

Past participle: decelerated
Gerund: decelerating

Imperative

decelerate

decelerate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	decelerate - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" slow, slow down, slow up, retard 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" slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" accelerate, quicken, speed up, speed - move faster; "The car accelerated"
	2.	decelerate - reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" slow down 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" accelerate, speed up, speed - cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

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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

2. slow, be checked, slacken (off), be reined in, slow down or up Inflation has decelerated remarkably.
slow accelerate, speed up, quicken

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Translations

يُخَفِّفُ السُّرْعَه

zpomalit

mindske farten

verlangsamen

ralentirretarderdécélérer

draga úr hraîa

allentaredecelerare

greičio mažėjimasgreičio mažinimassumažinti greitį

samazināt ātrumu

kjøre langsommeresakkesaktne

hızını azaltmakyavaşlamak

使减速

decelerate

[diːˈseləreɪt] VI (Aut) → desacelerar, decelerar (fig) → frenarse, ralentizarse

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

decelerate

[diːˈsɛləreɪt]

vi

[vehicle, driver] → ralentir

[growth, rate] → ralentir

vt (= slow down) [+ growth, rate] → ralentir

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

decelerate

vi (car, train) → langsamer werden; (driver) → die Geschwindigkeit herabsetzen; (production) → sich verlangsamen

vt → verlangsamen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

decelerate

[diːˈsɛləreɪt] vt & vi → decelerare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

decelerate

(diːˈseləreit) verb

to slow down, especially in a car etc. You must decelerate before a crossroads. vaart verminder, vertraag يُخَفِّفُ السُّرْعَه забавям desacelerar zpomalit verlangsamen sætte hastigheden ned; mindske farten επιβραδύνω reducir la velocidad kiirust maha võtma آهسته کردن؛ کند کردن hidastaa ralentir לְהָאִיט अवत्वरण, मन्दन करना smanjivati brzinu, usporavati lassít memperlambat draga úr hraða decelerare 速度を落す 감속하다 sumažinti greitį samazināt ātrumu memperlahankan vaart minderensakke, saktne, kjøre langsommerezwalniać سو كه كېدل، وروكيدل، په سياله كېدل abrandar a încetini уменьшать скорость spomaliť upočasniti usporiti minska hastigheten, sakta farten ช้าลง yavaşlamak, hızını azaltmak 使減速 збавити (швидкість) رفتار دھیمی کرنا giảm tốc độ 使减速

deˌceleˈration noun

vaartvermindering, vertraging تَخْفيفُ السُّرْعَه намалявам desaceleração zpomalení die Geschwindigkeitsabnahme hastighedsreduktion; mindskelse επιβράδυνσηdesaceleración kiiruse vähendamine آهسته سازی hidastuminen ralentissementהאטה अवत्वरण usporavanje (le)lassítás perlambatan hraðalækkun decelerazione 減速 감속 greičio mažėjimas/mažinimas ātruma samazināšana pengurangan kelajuan vaartverminderingminsking av farten zmniejszenie prędkości سو كه كېدل retardamento încetinire уменьшение скорости spomalenie upočasnitev usporenje hastighetsminskning การทำให้ช้าลง yavaşlama 減速 уповільнювання تخفیف اسراع sự giảm tốc độ 减速

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