decelerate
decelerate · decelerates · decelerated · decelerating
сповільнювати, сповільнити, сповільнюватися, сповільнитися
замедлять, замедлить, замедляться, замедлиться
To reduce the velocity of somethingTo reduce the velocity of something.
/diːˈsɛləɹeɪt/
» Damiano tried the decelerate the ship.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To reduce the velocity of something.
замедля́тьzamedljátʹ, заме́длитьzamédlitʹ
спові́льнюватиspovílʹnjuvaty, спові́льнитиspovílʹnyty
reduce the speed of
(transitive)To reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease.
(intransitive)To go slower.
замедля́тьсяzamedljátʹsja, заме́длитьсяzamédlitʹsja
спові́льнюватисяspovílʹnjuvatysja, спові́льнитисяspovílʹnytysja
Examples
2 sentencesDamiano tried the decelerate the ship.
The US can't decelerate China's rise.
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 2
reduce the velocity of something:
to go slower:
Русский
By meaning 2
reduce the velocity of something:
to go slower:
Origin
Late 19th c., from de- + (ac)celerate. Compare deaccelerate.Late 19th c., from de- + (ac)celerate. Compare deaccelerate.
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Forms
decelerates, decelerating, decelerated, decelerated| Base form | decelerate · to decelerate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | decelerates |
| Present participle | decelerating |
| Past simple | decelerated |
| Past participle | decelerated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle