de-escalated

Variant of de-escalate

de-escalate definition

☆ de-escalate (dē es′kə lāt′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb de-escalated -·lat′ed, de-escalating -·lat′ing

to reverse the effect of escalation on (something); reduce or lessen in scope, magnitude, etc.

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