deescalate

Other spellings

• de-escalate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /diːˈɛskəleɪt/

Verb

Plain form deescalate

Third-person singular deescalates

Past tense deescalated

Past participle deescalated

Present participle deescalating

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