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de-escalate

or de·es·ca·late

[ dee-es-kuh-leyt ]
/ diˈɛs kəˌleɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), de-es·ca·lat·ed, de-es·ca·lat·ing.
to decrease in intensity, magnitude, etc.: to de-escalate a war.
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Origin of de-escalate

First recorded in 1960–65; de- + escalate

OTHER WORDS FROM de-escalate

de-es·ca·la·tion, de·es·ca·la·tion, nounde-es·ca·la·to·ry, de·es·ca·la·to·ry [dee-es-kuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /diˈɛs kə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
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Words related to de-escalate

abate, curtail, decrease, dilute, diminish, dwindle, ease, erode, impair, lighten, minimize, mitigate, narrow, shrink, slacken, taper off, weaken, cut, cut down, depreciate

British Dictionary definitions for de-escalate

de-escalate
/ (diːˈɛskəˌleɪt) /
verb
to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)

Derived forms of de-escalate

de-escalation, noun
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