deceleratev.
/diːˈsɛləreɪt/ transitive. To diminish the speed of; to cause to go slower. Also intransitive or absol.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > reduce (speed) > cause to reduce speed
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slow1557
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overslow1619
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steady1812
to slow up1868
decelerate1899
the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (intransitive)] > decrease speed
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to flag rein1848
steady1850
to slow down1857
to slow up1861
decelerate1928
downshift1974
1899 Times 30 Sept. 3/5 The 7.45 a.m. ex Exeter..is decelerated nine minutes.
1902 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 2/1 Two years ago this timing was decelerated by 5 min.
1924 Public Opinion 26 Apr. 399/3 Pushing the third button decelerates the whole system.
1928 Evening Standard 18 Mar. There would be a catastrophe if you decelerated too suddenly.
1957 Times 3 Sept. 4/2 Their thrust reversal unit, designed to assist in decelerating aircraft after landing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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