deescalate
deescalate is the alternative form of de-escalate.
Meaning of de-escalate
Verb
de-escalate (third-person singular simple present de-escalates, present participle de-escalating, simple past and past participle de-escalated)
- To decrease in intensity or magnitude.
- We asked authors to consider two scenarios imaginable in the next five years. In the first scenario, a minor skirmish escalated into a multiweek maritime blockade of Taiwan by China. Although several dozen members of the Chinese and Taiwanese military were killed, U.S. intervention eventually...2026 January 19, Bonnie S. Glaser, Zack Cooper, “A Failed Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Would Be Disastrous for Xi Jinping”, in Foreign Policy, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2026, Analysis
- Synonyms:
- disintensify, defuse
Forms of deescalate
| third-person singular present | deescalates |
|---|---|
| present participle | deescalating |
| past participle | deescalated |
| past | deescalated |
Questions about deescalate
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- Deescalate is the alternative form of de-escalate.
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