deescalate

de-es·ca·late or de·es·ca·late (d

-l

)

v. de-es·ca·lat·ed or de·es·ca·lat·ed, de-es·ca·lat·ing or de·es·ca·lat·ing, de-es·ca·lates 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-esca·lation n.

de-esca·la·tory (-l

-tôr

, -t

) adj.

de-escalate [diːˈɛskəˌleɪt]

to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc.)

de-escalation n

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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" step down, weaken minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff" escalate, intensify, step up - increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

Translations

de-escalate [ˌdiːˈeskəleɪt] VT [+ tension] → reducir; [+ crisis, conflict] → desacelerar, frenar la escalada de; [+ war] → frenar la escalada de

de-escalate

vt → deeskalieren

de-escalate [diːˈɛskəˌleɪt] vt (crisis) → ridimensionare; (tension) → portare ad un rilassamento di

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decrease
diminish
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fall
lessen
minify
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The most important result of the Tet offensive was it made you deescalate the bombing, and it brought you to the negotiation table.

Damage control: leveraging crisis communications for operational ... by Gebara, Andrew J. / Air & Space Power Journal

Attention to deescalate the power of the bully and calm the atmosphere occurs swiftly and gains the direct attention of the school administrator (Brunner & Lewis, 2007; Jacobsen & Bauman; Rigby, 2001).

Empowering students: using data to transform a bullying prevention ... by Young, Anita; Hardy, Valerie; Hamilton, Christina; Biernesser, Kristen; Sun, Li-Lin; Niebergall, Sus / Professional School Counseling

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Leifman said that that Florida has created a program based on one in Tennessee called Crisis Intervention Policing, which trains local law enforcement on how to identify people who are in crisis situations, how to deescalate the situation and where to take them as opposed to arresting them.

Judge Steven Leifman advocates for the mentally Jee by Clayton, Susan L. / Corrections Today

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