retard

nouns

a person of subnormal intelligence

changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard

cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate

"This drug will retard your heart rate"

retard

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is a type of (narrower)

reduce the speed of

"He slowed down the car"

be delayed

retard

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is a type of (narrower)

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

slow the growth or development of

"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

check, delay, retard

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lose velocity; move more slowly

"The car decelerated"

decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up

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