WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de-es•ca•late or de•es•ca•late /diˈɛskəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to decrease in intensity, danger, or amount: [no obj]:The war began to de-escalate.[ + obj]:began to de-escalate the war.
de--es•ca•la•tion /diˌɛskəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de-es•ca•late  (dē eskə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to decrease in intensity, magnitude, etc.:to de-escalate a war.
Also, de•esca•late′. 
  • 1960–65; de- + escalate
de-es′ca•lation, de•es′ca•lation, n. 
de-es•ca•la•to•ry, de•es•ca•la•to•ry  (dē eskə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 

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