decelerate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ (ac)celerate.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈsɛləɹeɪt/

Verb

decelerate (third-person singular simple present decelerates, present participle decelerating, simple past and past participle decelerated)

to reduce the velocity of something
to reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease
(intransitive) to go slower
Synonym: slow down

Synonyms

to retard

Related terms

deceleration

Translations

reduce the acceleration of something

Bulgarian: намалявам скоростта (namaljavam skorostta)
Catalan: descelerar (ca), desaccelerar (ca)
Finnish: hiljentää vauhtia, hidastaa (fi)
French: ralentir (fr), décélérer (fr)
Italian: decelerare (it)

Latin: retardare
Luxembourgish: desacceleréieren
Romanian: încetini (ro)
Spanish: desacelerar (es), decelerar (es)
Tagalog: hidarasigin

reduce the rate of advancement of something

Bulgarian: намалявам скоростта (namaljavam skorostta)
Catalan: descelerar (ca), desaccelerar (ca)
Finnish: hidastaa (fi)

Latin: retardare
Romanian: încetini (ro)

to go slower

Bulgarian: забавям (bg) (zabavjam)
Finnish: hidastua (fi)
French: ralentir (fr), décélérer (fr)

Italian: decelerare (it)
Romanian: încetini (ro), decelera (rare)
Spanish: desacelerar (es)

Italian

Verb

decelerate

second-person plural present indicative of decelerare
second-person plural imperative of decelerare
feminine plural of decelerato