De-escalate
/diːˈɛskəleɪt/
"De-escalate" in a Sentence (2 examples)
How can we de-escalate the conflict?
We asked authors to consider two scenarios imaginable in the next five years. In the first scenario, a minor skirmish escalated into a multiweek maritime blockade of Taiwan by China. Although several dozen members of the Chinese and Taiwanese military were killed, U.S. intervention eventually forced China to de-escalate.