deescalate

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A form of de-escalate — To decrease in intensity or magnitude.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbdeescalate (third-person singular simple present deescalates, present participle deescalating, simple past and past participle deescalated)

present singular third person deescalates · participle present deescalating · participle past deescalated · past deescalated

  1. alternativeAlternative form of de-escalate.
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APA

deescalate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deescalate

MLA

“deescalate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deescalate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deescalate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deescalate.

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