Definition of decelerate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
movementintr. go slower or lose velocityintr.
- The train began to decelerate as it approached the station.
2.
businesstr. slow down economic growth or inflationtr.
- The policy was designed to decelerate inflation.
3.
medicaltr. reduce the rate of advancementtr.
- The new treatment helped decelerate the disease's progression.
Origin of decelerate
Latin, de (down) + celerare (to hasten)
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Examples of decelerate in a sentence
The pilot had to decelerate the plane. The central bank aims to decelerate economic growth this quarter. New regulations may decelerate the housing market expansion. The medicine may decelerate tumor growth. Early therapy can decelerate the condition's decline.
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- French:ralentir, ...
- German:verlangsamen, bremsen, ...
- Italian:rallentare, frenare, ...
- Spanish:desacelerar, ...
- Portuguese:desacelerar, ...
- Chinese:减速, 减缓, ...
- Japanese:減速する, 減速させる, ...
- Arabic:تَبَاطَأَ, خَفَّضَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהָאֵט, לְמַתֵּן, ...
- Russian:замедляться, замедлять, ...
- Ukrainian:зменшувати швидкість, уповільнювати, ...
- Hindi:धीमा होना, धीमा करना, ...
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