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de-escalate
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intransitive verb, transitive verb de-escalated, de-escalating
to reverse the effect of escalation on (something); reduce or lessen in scope, magnitude, etc.
Related Forms:
- de-escalation noun
See de-escalate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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