Decelerate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Decelerate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

lose velocity; move more slowly

"The car decelerated"

decelerate slow slow down slow up retard

reduce the speed of

"He slowed down the car"

decelerate slow down

to reduce the velocity of something

See Also

retard slow up decelerated slow down decelerating deceleration velocity disease

Related Terms

retard slow up decelerated slow down decelerating deceleration velocity disease decelerateth deceleratest advancement rate decelerates slow in slower slow daisy chain

Antonyms

speed up speed

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

decrease change

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

slow delay moderate retard fishtail

Rhyming Words

ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate

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