de-escalate

See also: deescalate

English

Alternative forms

• deescalate

Etymology

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)

1. To decrease in intensity or magnitude.

Related terms

• de-escalation

Translations

to decrease in intensity or magnitude

• Catalan: desescalar
• Greek: αποκλιμακώνω (el) (apoklimakóno)
• Portuguese: desescalar
• Spanish: desescalar (es)
• Swedish: trappa ned, trappa ner