decelerate
verb
de·cel·er·ate
(ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-ˌrāt 
decelerated; decelerating
1
: to reduce the speed of : slow down
decelerate a car
2
: to decrease the rate of progress of
decelerate growth
decelerate soil erosion
: to move at decreasing speed
Examples of decelerate in a Sentence
she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2025
Artificial intelligence development is accelerating rather than decelerating, writes Armstrong Williams, and that should concern us.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
The catch-22 is that suiting up through the pain has probably decelerated the recovery process.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Despite a strong first-quarter earnings report, Palantir stock slid as Wall Street balked at its valuation, AI business, and decelerating international growth.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for decelerate
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decelerate. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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decelerate
verb
de·cel·er·ate
(ˈ)dē-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt
decelerated; decelerating
: to move or cause to move at decreasing speed : slow down
Medical Definition
decelerate
verb
de·cel·er·ate
(ˈ)dē-ˈsel-ə-ˌrāt
decelerated; decelerating
: to reduce the speed of : slow down
: to move at decreasing speed
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