"de-escalate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˈɛskəleɪt/ [UK] Forms: de-escalates [present, singular, third-person], de-escalating [participle, present], de-escalated [participle, past], de-escalated [past]
Etymology: From de- + escalate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|escalate}} de- + escalate Head templates: {{en-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. Synonyms: deescalate Related terms: de-escalation Translations (to decrease in intensity or magnitude): desescalar (Catalan), αποκλιμακώνω (apoklimakóno) (Greek), desescalar (Portuguese), desescalar (Spanish), trappa ned (Swedish), trappa ner (Swedish)

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