Hyphenation of decelerate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word decelerate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

de-cel-er-ate

Definitions of decelerate:

1.	Lose velocity Move more slowly The car decelerated
2.	Reduce the speed of He slowed down the car

Synonyms of decelerate:

verb	slow, slow down, slow up, retard, decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
verb	slow down, modify, qualify

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