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decapitate
decapod
decapsulate
decarbonate
decarbonize
decarboxylase
decarboxylation
decarburize
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decasyllable
decathlete
decathlon
Decatur
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decelerate
de·cel·er·ate [ dee séllə ràyt ] (past and past participle de·cel·er·at·ed, present participle de·cel·er·at·ing, 3rd person present singular de·cel·er·ates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
slow down: to reduce speed, or make something do this
[Late 19th century. <de- + accelerate]

de·cel·er·a·tion [ dee sèllə ráysh'n ] noun
de·cel·er·a·tor noun
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