Definition
To decelerate is to slow down or reduce speed.
Etymology
It combines the prefix “de-,” meaning “down” or “away,” with “accelerate,” which comes from Latin “accelerare,” “to hasten.” So it literally means “to un-hasten” or “move away from speeding up.”
Kelly Says
“Decelerate” is just “accelerate” in reverse—same root, opposite direction. Seeing how prefixes flip meanings like this helps you decode lots of technical-sounding words without memorizing them.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ধীম করা
dee-moh kah-reh
CACatalà
desaccelerar
deh-sah-seh-leh-rah
CSČeština
zpomalit
z-poh-mah-leet
DADansk
sænke farten
sah-keh fah-ten
DEDeutsch
verlangsamen
fayr-lahng-zah-men
ELΕλληνικά
σβήνω
svee-noh
ESEspañol
desacelerar
deh-sah-seh-leh-rah
FAفارسی
کند شدن
kahnd shah-dahn
FISuomi
hidastaa
hee-dah-stah
FRFrançais
ralentir
rah-leh-tee
GUGU
ધીમું કરવું
dee-moon kah-reh-vum
HIहिन्दी
धीमा करना
dee-mah kah-reh-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
perlambat
pehr-lahm-bah-t
ITItaliano
ralentare
rah-leh-ntah-reh
KKKK
баяулату
bah-yah-loo-tah
KO한국어
감속하다
kahm-sohk-hah-dah
MRMR
मंदावणे
mahn-dah-vah-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
perlambat
pehr-lahm-bah-t
MYမြန်မာ
နှေးစေ
h-nay-seh
NLNederlands
vertragen
vayr-trah-geh-n
NONorsk
sakte ned
sahk-teh neh-d
PAPA
ਧੀਮਾ ਕਰਨਾ
dee-mah kah-reh-nah
PLPolski
zwalniać
z-vah-nyah-tch
PTPortuguês
desacelerar
deh-sah-seh-leh-rah
RORomână
încetini
een-cheh-tee-nee
RUРусский
замедлять
zah-mehd-lyat
SVSvenska
saktar ned
sahk-tah reh-nd
SWKiswahili
kupunguza kasi
koo-poo-ngoo-zah kah-see
TAதமிழ்
மெதுவாக
meh-thoo-vahg
TEతెలుగు
మందగించు
mahn-dah-gee-nchoo
TLTL
bumagal
boo-mah-gahl
TRTürkçe
yavaşlatmak
yah-vahsh-lah-tmahk
UKУкраїнська
замедлювати
zah-mehd-lyoo-vah-tee
URاردو
سست کرنا
seh-st kah-reh-nah
VITiếng Việt
giảm tốc
yahm tohk