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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. lose velocity; move more slowly;
- Example: "The car decelerated"
[syn: decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard]

2. reduce the speed of;
- Example: "He slowed down the car"
[syn: decelerate, slow down]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

decelerate \decelerate\ v. i.
   1. 1 to reduce speed; as, The car decelerated. Opposite of
      accelerate.

   Syn: slow, slow down, slow up, retard.
        [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

decelerate \decelerate\ v. t.
   to cause to reduce speed. Opposite of accelerate.

   Syn: slow down.
        [WordNet 1.5]