de-escalate

2 definitions found

de-escalate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  de-escalate \de-escalate\ v. t.
     to reduce in intensity (a crisis or a war).
     [WordNet 1.5]

de-escalate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  de-escalate
      v 1: diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words
           between them de-escalated with time"
      2: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-
         escalate a crisis" [syn: de-escalate, weaken, step   down
         ] [ant: escalate, intensify, step up]