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Disavaunce :: Disavaunce (v. t.) To retard; to repel; to do damage to.

Ftiction :: Ftiction (n.) A clashing between two persons or parties in opinions or work; a disagreement tending to prevent or retard progress.

Slow :: Slow (v. t.) To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer..

Retard :: Retard (v. t.) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate..

Ritardando :: Ritardando (a.) Retarding; -- a direction for slower time; rallentado.

Let :: Let (v. t.) To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.

Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry..

Retarding :: Retarding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retar.

Valve :: Valve (n.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves..

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.

Let :: Let (n.) A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic..

Belate :: Belate (v. t.) To retard or make too late.

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.

Obstruct :: Obstruct (v. t.) To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation..

Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway..

Suspensive :: Suspension (n.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. Retardation..

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.

Retardative :: Retardative (a.) Tending, or serving, to retard..

Retard :: Retard (n.) Retardation; delay.

Accelerate :: Accelerate (v. t.) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.

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