decelerate

verb

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de·cel·er·ate | \ (ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt

decelerated; decelerating

Definition of decelerate

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

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deceleration \ (ˌ)dē-ˌse-lə-ˈrā-shən

\ noun

decelerator \ (ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-rā-tər

\ noun

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Examples of decelerate in a Sentence

she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone

Recent Examples on the Web Snowflake expects growth to decelerate to still-high double digit rates. — Peter Cohan, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 Post-2030, growth will decelerate but by 2050 China’s gas demand could reach around 660 bcm. — Wood Mackenzie, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 But trading activity has recently started to slow across the industry, and for the third quarter Robinhood forecast that new account openings would decelerate. — Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2021 The Biden administration and the Federal Reserve insist that higher inflation is transitory, in part because car-price growth will decelerate as supply chain bottlenecks get resolved. — Stephen Miran, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2021 But generally the only way to decelerate the froth and pull prices back down in line in any market is to stop feeding the bull. — Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes, 28 May 2021 While the economy continues to recover, our work shows that the pace of the recovery is already starting to decelerate. — CNN, 4 Aug. 2021 Drivers also need roadway to decelerate after crossing the finish line. — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2021 Oregon health officials announced 269 new coronavirus cases Wednesday and 16 additional deaths connected to COVID-19 as the state’s infection case growth continues to decelerate for the sixth week straight. — oregonlive, 10 June 2021

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