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What does decelerate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word decelerate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. to reduce the velocity of something
  2. to reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease
  3. (intransitive) to go slower
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As you decelerate, the brakes get noticeably softer in the fraction of a second before the car stops.
Protected by an ablative thermal shield, the probe will decelerate to 400 metres per second.
Growth in South-East Europe is expected to remain strong but to decelerate somewhat.
Suddenly, the throttle pedal pushes back hard at you causing you to decelerate to the speed limit.
Our experiments did not simulate the effects of climate change when spreading rates can be expected to accelerate during wet intervals and decelerate during dry intervals.
However, the fact that the economy has started to decelerate should eventually help moderate growth in unit labour costs.

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