de-escalate

(dē es′kə lāt′)

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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.

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or de·es·ca·late

verb de-es·ca·lat·ed or de·es·ca·lat·ed, de-es·ca·lat·ing or de·es·ca·lat·ing, de-es·ca·lates or de·es·ca·lates

verb, transitive

To decrease the size, scope, or intensity of (a war, for example).

verb, intransitive

To decrease or diminish in size, scope, or intensity: The birth rate has begun to de-escalate.

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