επιβραδύνω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐπιβραδύνω (epibradúnō, to relax) with semantic loan from French ralentir.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pi.vɾaˈði.no/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧βρα‧δύ‧νω

Verb

επιβραδύνω (epivradýno) (past επιβράδυνα, passive επιβραδύνομαι, ppast επιβραδύνθηκα, ppp επιβραδυμένος) (transitive)

  1. to slow, to slow down, to decelerate (to reduce the speed of)
    Antonym: επιταχύνω (epitachýno)
  2. to slow, to delay (to keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of)
    Antonyms: επιταχύνω (epitachýno), επισπεύδω (epispévdo)
    Near-synonym: καθυστερώ (kathysteró)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • επιβράδυνση f (epivrádynsi)
  • επιβραδυντής f (epivradyntís)
  • επιβραδυντικός (epivradyntikós)

References

  1. επιβραδύνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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