| VERB | change | decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard | lose velocity |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | decelerate, slow down | reduce the speed of |
| Sounds | dihseh'lerey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Lose velocity; move more slowly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The car decelerated" | |
| Synonyms | slow, slow down, slow up, retard | |
| Narrower | delay, detain, hold up | Cause to be slowed ... / slowed down or delayed |
| slow, slow down, slow up | Cause to proceed more slowly | |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| Opposite | accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken | Move faster |
| Spanish | aminorar, desacelerar, frenar, ralentizar | |
| Catalan | alentir, desaccelerar, frenar | |
| Nouns | deceleration | a decrease in rate of change |
| Meaning | Reduce the speed of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | slow down | |
| Narrower | fishtail | slow down by moving the tail sideways |
| moderate | make less fast or intense | |
| retard | Cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | accelerate, speed, speed up | Cause to move faster |
| Spanish | desacelerar, ralentizar | |
| Catalan | desaccelerar, descelerar | |
| Nouns | deceleration | a decrease in rate of change |
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