Decelerate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  decelerate \decelerate\ v. t.
     to cause to reduce speed. Opposite of {accelerate}.
  
     Syn: slow down.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decelerate
       v 1: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn:
             {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}, {retard}] [ant: {accelerate}]
       2: reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" [syn: {slow
          down}] [ant: {accelerate}]