Dictionary
de•cel•er•ate
Pronunciation: (dē-sel'u-rāt"), [key]
—v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
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v.t.
1. to decrease the velocity of:
He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
2. to slow the rate of increase of:
efforts to decelerate inflation.
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v.i.
to slow down:
The plane decelerated just before landing. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.