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Third Person
decelerates
Present Participle
decelerating
Past Tense
decelerated
Past Participle
decelerated
1
to slow down or reduce the speed of something
transitive
- The pilot carefully decelerated the airplane, bringing it to a smooth landing on the runway.
- The engineer designed a system to automatically decelerate the train when approaching a curve.
- The driver skillfully decelerated the car as it approached the traffic light, avoiding a sudden stop.
- The braking system is programmed to decelerate the autonomous vehicle in response to obstacles.
- To protect fragile cargo, the crane operator must gently decelerate the load when lowering it onto the dock.
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2
to get lessened in speed over time
- The car began to decelerate as it approached the school zone.
- The plane started to decelerate upon landing on the runway.
- After seeing the traffic ahead, the driver had to quickly decelerate.
- The train started to decelerate as it neared the station.
- Cyclists decelerate when navigating steep downhill curves for safety.
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