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How to pronounce “decelerate”
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Pronunciation guide for decelerate
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of decelerate with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Charles Elachi: The story of the Mars Rovers 28 minutes
BC: From this point, we're going to decelerate from 12,500 miles an hour
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To reduce the velocity of something.
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How to pronounce decelerate
Charles Elachi: The story of the Mars Rovers 28 minutes

BC: From this point, we're going to decelerate from 12,500 miles an hour
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “decelerate”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To reduce the velocity of something.
- (transitive) To reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease.
- (intransitive) To go slower.
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