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Definition of: de-escalate
(dē·es′kə·lāt) v.t. & v.i. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
To decrease or be decreased gradually, as in scope, effect, or intensity: to de–escalate a war.
—de–es′ca·la′tion noun
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