Vocabulary
Decelerate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
reduce or cause to reduce in speed.
Urdu meaning
رفتار کم کرنا، آہستہ، ابطا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In the recent past, we have seen the central bank delaying increasing interest rates to curb or decelerate the rise in prices because our powerful business lobbies did not want to part with cheap credit.
- But it is unlikely to significantly reduce rapid inflation, or bring down the elevated cost of living, even if it helps to somewhat decelerate the current pace of price increases.
Synonyms
slow down, slow up, slow, go slower, ease up, slack up, reduce speed, lessen one’s speed
Curator example
“the train began to decelerate”
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