decelerate

verb

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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Other Words from decelerate

deceleration \ (ˌ)dē-ˌse-lə-ˈrā-shən

\ noun

decelerator \ (ˌ)dē-ˈse-lə-rā-tər

\ noun

Examples of decelerate in a Sentence

she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone

Recent Examples on the Web

The decelerating winds create shear regions that are prone to turbulence. — Michelle Z. Donahue, National Geographic, "What is turbulence—and how can you calm down about it?," 12 June 2019 The Rockies tied it in the sixth, when David Dahl’s rapidly decelerating grounder into right field was enough to allow Trevor Story — the recipient of a two-out walk one batter earlier — to score all the way from first. — Tim Reynolds, The Seattle Times, "Blackmon has 3 hits, Rockies 2-hit Marlins 6-1," 29 Mar. 2019 Chemical materials and products rose 1.9%, decelerating from 4.4% growth. — WSJ, "China’s Economy Flashes New Warning Signs," 14 Dec. 2018 Advertising Sales have been weak lately, in part due to the decelerating Chinese economy, but in countries moving up the socioeconomic scale, demand for hot water remains. — The Motley Fool, The Seattle Times, "The Motley Fool: Checking out home values in your area," 30 Mar. 2019 When decelerating, the propulsion motor acts as a generator to supply electricity to the battery when slowing down, via regenerative braking. — Eric Adams, WIRED, "The Crazy, Complicated Engineering Inside Honda's New Clarity Hybrid," 27 Apr. 2018 The underlying details of the report show longer-term price growth in the services industry has been decelerating since the middle of 2018, while prices for goods have finally started to grow in recent months. — Sharon Nunn, WSJ, "Energy Prices Hold Down Overall U.S. Inflation," 13 Feb. 2019 Chief executive Fabrizio Freda said in an earnings call last week that high-end beauty products are a relatively affordable luxury that younger Chinese shoppers keep buying, despite a decelerating national economy. — Theo Francis, WSJ, "How Bad Is the China Slowdown? U.S. Companies Offer Some Answers," 11 Feb. 2019 Wall Street’s consensus calls for gross merchandise volume growth for eBay’s marketplace business to decelerate to about 3% this year compared with an estimated 8% for 2018, according to FactSet. — Laura Forman, WSJ, "Can Activist Lightning Strike Twice for eBay?," 22 Jan. 2019

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