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de-escalate

or ···ٱ

[ dee-es-kuh-leyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

de-escalated, de-escalating.
  1. to decrease in intensity, magnitude, etc.:

    to de-escalate a war.



de-escalate

/ 徱ːˈɛəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • -ˌˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • -c·tDz ·c·tDz noun
  • -···ٴ· ····ٴ· [dee-, es, -k, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of de-escalate1

First recorded in 1960–65; de- + escalate
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Example Sentences

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Canadian Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc told a news conference that the country was still seeking to de-escalate.

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António Costa, the EU's Council President, called on the US to de-escalate, although there was little sign of that on Wednesday, as Trump vowed to hit back at the EU's countermeasures.

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The deputies on the scene “did everything they could” to de-escalate the situation — but their efforts failed, the suit says.

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The deal could also de-escalate the SDF's conflict with neighbouring Turkey and Turkish-backed Syrian former rebel factions allied to the government, which are trying to push the alliance out of areas near the border.

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Diplomats say the US is willing to de-escalate the tensions with Zelensky, but there were mixed messages on Sunday.

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