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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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 Employment gains could decelerate to 262,000 per month in the third quarter and 201,000 each month in the fourth quarter, Moody's forecast on Friday. — CBS News, 6 May 2022 Over the coming year, CoreLogic predicts that home prices are set to decelerate to a 5% rate of growth. — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Easing competition nationwide is a positive sign that the housing market is beginning to cool and prices might soon begin to decelerate. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2022 That means inflation could decelerate in April, although analysts warn that the Ukraine conflict could lead to further energy shocks. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2022 The use of anti-aging products in your 20s as a preventative measure can significantly decelerate the visible aging course. — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 Narrower tires actually provide better traction on off-road surfaces, require less energy to accelerate and decelerate, and create less wind resistance at higher speeds. — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2022 Every single forecast model reviewed by Fortune in November predicted that home price growth would decelerate significantly in 2022. — Fortune, 28 Feb. 2022 But the moves so far have had little effect, and overall economic growth is widely expected to decelerate further in the coming months. — Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022 See More

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