de-escalate
or de·es·ca·late
[ dee-es-kuh-leyt ]
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.
Origin of de-escalate
1Other words from de-escalate
- de-es·ca·la·tion, de·es·ca·la·tion, noun
- de-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
Words Nearby de-escalate
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How to use de-escalate in a sentence
You have to de-escalate this and she is causing it by her approaching with this weapon.
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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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