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DECELERATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduce the speed of

Example:

He slowed down the car

Synonyms:

decelerate; slow down

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "decelerate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "decelerate"):

moderate (make less fast or intense)

retard (cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate)

fishtail (slow down by moving the tail sideways)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Antonym:

accelerate (cause to move faster)

Derivation:

deceleration (a decrease in rate of change)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lose velocity; move more slowly

Example:

The car decelerated

Synonyms:

decelerate; retard; slow; slow down; slow up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "decelerate" is one way to...):

decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "decelerate"):

slow; slow down; slow up (cause to proceed more slowly)

delay; detain; hold up (cause to be slowed down or delayed)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

accelerate (move faster)

Derivation:

deceleration (a decrease in rate of change)

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