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decelerate

verb

de·​cel·​er·​ate (ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt How to pronounce decelerate (audio)
decelerated; decelerating

transitive verb

1
: to reduce the speed of : slow down
decelerate a car
2
: to decrease the rate of progress of
decelerate growth
decelerate soil erosion

intransitive verb

: to move at decreasing speed
deceleration noun
decelerator noun

Example Sentences

she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone
Recent Examples on the Web Though all three will decelerate and thus be a headwind to the cycle, remodeling and new builds have a strong fundamental backdrop and may turn out more robust than expected. Paul Swartz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 Another benefit of the drop catch plank, Samuel says, is that the movement helps to strengthen our ability to decelerate, an oftentimes forgotten element in many workouts which can help to reduce injury. Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 7 May 2022 Accelerate for 5 seconds, run at your fastest sustainable speed for 10 seconds, and then decelerate for the final 5 seconds. Mario Fraioli, Outside Online, 9 July 2021 Shares of other tech companies also declined on the news Monday. Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Snap Inc. and other tech companies have taken their own steps in recent weeks to rein in budgets and decelerate hiring. Mark Gurman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 Many housing analysts predicted home price gains would decelerate with rising mortgage rates. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2022 In that case, inflation would rise and global growth would decelerate to 2.6 percent this year and 2.0 next year – a pace that has been breached just five times since 1970. Nick Sargen, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 The run-up in rental prices has occurred alongside an even more pronounced increase in home-sale prices, which are now also beginning to slightly decelerate. Will Parker, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 If the birds’ skulls absorbed shock, the brain would decelerate slower than the beak. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

de- + accelerate

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of decelerate was in 1899

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