verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative form of de-escalate. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

decreasedisintensifylowerstep downweaken

Example

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"Tom tried to deescalate the situation."

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