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de-escalate
[ dee-es-kuh-leyt ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to decrease in intensity, magnitude, etc.:
to de-escalate a war.
de-escalate
/ 徱ːˈɛəˌɪ /
verb
- to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
Derived Forms
- -ˌˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- -c·tDz ·c·tDz noun
- -···ٴ· ····ٴ· [dee-, es, -k, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of de-escalate1
Example Sentences
It's a tactic that has, over time, de-escalated a good deal of the vitriol against him.
And the way to look good if you're a Hollywood actor is probably not by demanding huge sums of money but by taking concrete steps to de-escalate.
Canadian Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc told a news conference that the country was still seeking to de-escalate.
António Costa, the EU's Council President, called on the US to de-escalate, although there was little sign of that on Wednesday, as Trump vowed to hit back at the EU's countermeasures.
The deputies on the scene “did everything they could” to de-escalate the situation — but their efforts failed, the suit says.
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