de-escalate
verb
de-es·ca·late
(ˌ)dē-ˈe-skə-ˌlāt
nonstandard -ˈe-skyə-
de-escalated; de-escalating; de-escalates
: limit sense 2b
de-escalate production
tried to de-escalate the tension
: to decrease in extent, volume, or scope
violence began to de-escalate
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