de-escalate

Other spellings

• deescalate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /diːˈɛskəleɪt/

Verb

Plain form de-escalate

Third-person singular de-escalates

Past tense de-escalated

Past participle de-escalated

Present participle de-escalating

1. If a person de-escalates a situation, they decrease the intensity of it or make it less dangerous.