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de-escalate

 
Verb de-escalate has 2 senses
  1. de-escalate - diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words between them de-escalated with time"
    --1 is one way to
    decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
    Derived form: noun de-escalation1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. de-escalate, weaken, step down - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"
    --2 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
    Antonyms: escalate, intensify, step up
    Derived form: noun de-escalation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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