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de-escalation
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de-escalate
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☆ 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.
Related Forms:
- de-escalation de-es′cala′tion noun
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