Main Entry: de·cel·er·ate

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): de·cel·er·at·ed; de·cel·er·at·ing

Etymology: de- + accelerate

Date: 1899

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

— de·cel·er·a·tion \(ˌ)dē-ˌse-lə-ˈrā-shən\ noun

— de·cel·er·a·tor \(ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-rā-tər\ noun