de-escalate

== English == === Alternative forms === deescalate === Etymology === From de- + escalate. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈɛskəleɪt/ === Verb === de-escalate (third-person singular simple present de-escalates, present participle de-escalating, simple past and past participle de-escalated) (ambitransitive) To decrease in intensity or magnitude. Synonyms: disintensify, defuse ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====