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Meaning of de-escalate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1
diːˈɛskəleɪt

Definitions

To decrease in intensity or magnitude.

ambitransitive

Equivalents

Català desescalar
Deutsch deeskalieren
Ελληνικά αποκλιμακώνω
Español desescalar
Polski załagadzać załagodzić
Português desescalar
Svenska trappa ned trappa ner trappa ner

Examples

“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 forced China to de-escalate.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

de-escalated de-escalates de-escalating de-ess de-essed de-esses

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