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slow (sth) down
— Phrasal Verb with slow /sləʊ/ verb [I, T]Definition
› to become slower or to make something become slower: Slow down, Claire, you're walking too fast! High interest rates have slowed down the rise in house prices.
(Definition of slow (sth) down from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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