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Deescalate

To decrease in intensity or magnitude.

📖 Definitions of "Deescalate"

verb

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To decrease in intensity or magnitude.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deescalate"

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Word	Definition
de-escalateverb	(ambitransitive) To decrease in intensity or magnitude.
deëmphasizeverb	Dated spelling of de-emphasize.
de-allergizeverb	Alternative spelling of deallergize. [(rare) To reduce a person or animal's allergic reaction to some substance; to desensitize.]
dial downverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
disintensifyverb	To make less intense.
tone downverb	(ambitransitive) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
quiet downverb	(intransitive, US) To become quieter.
de-emphasizeverb	(transitive) To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
depolariseverb	Alternative spelling of depolarize. [(transitive) To remove the polarization from something.]
easenoun	Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
deindustrialiseverb	Alternative spelling of deindustrialize. [(transitive, intransitive) To subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry.]
abatenoun	(uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
decelerateverb	(intransitive) To go slower.
denucleariseverb	Alternative spelling of denuclearize. [(transitive) To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.]
de-energiseverb	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of de-energize. [(transitive) To remove the energy from (a circuit or a system).]
diminishverb	(transitive) To make smaller.
calm downverb	(intransitive) To become less excited, intense, or angry.
de-stressverb	Alternative form of destress. [(transitive) To reduce the physical stresses in (a material).]
downplayverb	(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
ease offverb	(ambitransitive) to reduce pressure; to become less serious