retard
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(verb) cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate" |
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Related Words: deaden, decelerate, slow down |
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| 2. |
(verb) slow the growth or development of |
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Synonyms: check |
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Related Words: alter, change, dampen, delay, detain, stay |
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(verb) lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" |
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Synonyms: decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up |
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Related Words: delay, detain, hold up, slow, slow down, slow up |
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(noun) a person of subnormal intelligence |
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Synonyms: changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron |
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Related Words: simple, simpleton |
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