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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Commerce Department said last week that spending on travel, restaurant meals and other services rose at a 3.3% rate in the first quarter of the year, a still-firm rate that is occurring against decelerating inflation.
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 3 July 2024
If that were to happen, prices could either accelerate or decelerate depending on who comes back more intensely.
—Kris Nagel, Fortune, 1 July 2024
The popular one-pedal braking feature is easy to modulate, combining with judicious application of the brakes for vehicle control and to increase electric regeneration when decelerating.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
Assuming that the expansion was in fact decelerating, at some point that line would have to deviate from its 45-degree beeline rigidity, bending downward to indicate that distant objects were brighter and therefore nearer than one might otherwise expect.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 3 July 2024
If that were to happen, prices could either accelerate or decelerate depending on who comes back more intensely.
—Kris Nagel, Fortune, 1 July 2024
The popular one-pedal braking feature is easy to modulate, combining with judicious application of the brakes for vehicle control and to increase electric regeneration when decelerating.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
Assuming that the expansion was in fact decelerating, at some point that line would have to deviate from its 45-degree beeline rigidity, bending downward to indicate that distant objects were brighter and therefore nearer than one might otherwise expect.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
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“Decelerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decelerate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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