de-escalate
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de-es·ca·late
or de·es·ca·late (dē-ĕs′kə-lāt′)v. de-es·ca·lat·ed, de-es·ca·lat·ing, de-es·ca·lates or de·es·ca·lat·ed or de·es·ca·lat·ing or de·es·ca·lates
v.tr.
To decrease the size, scope, or intensity of (a war, for example).
v.intr.
To decrease or diminish in size, scope, or intensity: The birth rate has begun to de-escalate.
de-es′ca·la′tion n.
de-es′ca·la·tor′y (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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de-escalate
(diːˈɛskəˌleɪt)vb
to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
de-ˌescaˈlation n
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de-es•ca•late
or de•es•ca•late
(diˈɛs kəˌleɪt)v.t., v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
to decrease in intensity, magnitude, amount, or the like.
[1960–65]
de-es`ca•la′tion, n.
de-es′ca•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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de-escalate
Past participle: de-escalated
Gerund: de-escalating
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| Verb | 1. | de-escalate - diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words between them de-escalated with time" |
| 2. | de-escalate - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" |
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de-escalate
[ˌdiːˈeskəleɪt] VT [+ tension] → reducir; [+ crisis, conflict] → desacelerar, frenar la escalada de; [+ war] → frenar la escalada deCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
de-escalate
vt → deeskalieren
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