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decrease vs decelerate

decelerate vs decrease

decrease is a noun but decelerate is not a noun.

decrease and decelerate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
decelerate No No Yes No
As verbs, decelerate is a hyponym of decrease; that is, decelerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • decelerate: lose velocity; move more slowly
Other hyponyms of decrease include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) decelerate (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) decelerate (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lose velocity; move more slowly
make become smaller reduce the speed of
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