de-es·ca·late or de·es·ca·late (dē-ĕs′kə-lāt′) v. de-es·ca·lat·ed , de-es·ca·lat·ing , de-es·ca·lates or de·es·ca·lat·ed or de·es·ca·lat·ing or de·es·ca·lates
v. tr. To decrease the size, scope, or intensity of (a war, for example).
v. intr. To decrease or diminish in size, scope, or intensity: The birth rate has begun to de-escalate.
de-es′ca·la′tion n.
de-es′ca·la·tor′y (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
de-escalate (diːˈɛskəˌleɪt ) vb to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
de-ˌescaˈlation n
de-es•ca•late or de•es•ca•late (diˈɛs kəˌleɪt) v.t., v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to decrease in intensity, magnitude, amount, or the like.
[1960–65]
de-es`ca•la′tion, n.
de-es′ca•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
de-escalate Past participle: de-escalatedGerund: de-escalatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative de-escalate de-escalate
Present I de-escalate you de-escalate he/she/it de-escalates we de-escalate you de-escalate they de-escalate
Preterite I de-escalated you de-escalated he/she/it de-escalated we de-escalated you de-escalated they de-escalated
Present Continuous I am de-escalating you are de-escalating he/she/it is de-escalating we are de-escalating you are de-escalating they are de-escalating
Present Perfect I have de-escalated you have de-escalated he/she/it has de-escalated we have de-escalated you have de-escalated they have de-escalated
Past Continuous I was de-escalating you were de-escalating he/she/it was de-escalating we were de-escalating you were de-escalating they were de-escalating
Past Perfect I had de-escalated you had de-escalated he/she/it had de-escalated we had de-escalated you had de-escalated they had de-escalated
Future I will de-escalate you will de-escalate he/she/it will de-escalate we will de-escalate you will de-escalate they will de-escalate
Future Perfect I will have de-escalated you will have de-escalated he/she/it will have de-escalated we will have de-escalated you will have de-escalated they will have de-escalated
Future Continuous I will be de-escalating you will be de-escalating he/she/it will be de-escalating we will be de-escalating you will be de-escalating they will be de-escalating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been de-escalating you have been de-escalating he/she/it has been de-escalating we have been de-escalating you have been de-escalating they have been de-escalating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been de-escalating you will have been de-escalating he/she/it will have been de-escalating we will have been de-escalating you will have been de-escalating they will have been de-escalating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been de-escalating you had been de-escalating he/she/it had been de-escalating we had been de-escalating you had been de-escalating they had been de-escalating
Conditional I would de-escalate you would de-escalate he/she/it would de-escalate we would de-escalate you would de-escalate they would de-escalate
Past Conditional I would have de-escalated you would have de-escalated he/she/it would have de-escalated we would have de-escalated you would have de-escalated they would have de-escalated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. de-escalate - diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words between them de-escalated with time"decrease ,
diminish ,
lessen ,
fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
2. de-escalate - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"