de-escalation
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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.
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Noun 1. de-escalation - (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
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de-escalation
n → Deeskalation f
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