Past tense of decelerate; slowed down or reduced in speed.
From de- (reverse, reduce) plus accelerate (from Latin accelerare, to quicken). The prefix de- added to accelerate creates its opposite, meaning to slow or reduce speed.
Decelerate was coined in the early 20th century alongside rapid technological advances—we needed a word for slowing down as fast as our vehicles and lives were speeding up!
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