De-escalate

/diːˈɛskəleɪt/

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step downweaken

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How can we de-escalate the conflict?

Source: tatoeba (8466683)

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.

Source: wiktionary

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