how to pronounce decelerate

/ˌdiːˈsɛl.əɹ.ɛɪt/

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decelerate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of decelerate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… or decelerate or activity accordingly so …”

meanings of decelerate

verb:

To go slower.
To reduce the velocity of something.
To reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease.

decelerate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word decelerate occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics decelerate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that decelerate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;