De-escalate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  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: {weaken}, {step down}] [ant:
          {escalate}]