επιβραδύνω

Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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επιβραδύνω (epivradýno) (past επιβράδυνα, passive επιβραδύνομαι, p‑past 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

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Derived terms

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References

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