De-escalate Definition
dēeskəlāt
deescalate, deescalated, de-escalate, deescalates, de-escalates, deescalating, de-escalating
verb
de-escalate, de-escalating
To decrease the size, scope, or intensity of (a war, for example).
American Heritage
To reverse the effect of escalation on (something); reduce or lessen in scope, magnitude, etc.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of deescalate.
Wiktionary
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