decelerate
verb (formal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they decelerate | |
he / she / it decelerates | |
past simple decelerated | |
past participle decelerated | |
-ing form decelerating |
- [intransitive, transitive] decelerate (something)
to reduce the speed at which a vehicle is travelling (使)减速行驶;降低运行速度 - [intransitive, transitive] decelerate (something)
to become or make something become slower synonym slow down(使)减缓,变慢 opposite accelerate
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from de- (expressing removal) + a shortened form of accelerate.