(third-person singular simple present de-escalates, present participle de-escalating, simple past and past participle de-escalated). 1  Alternative spelling of deescalate. 2  Link/Cite. 3  Home. 4  Dictionary Definitions.
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2. de-escalate-reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; de-escalate a crisis. step down, weaken. minify, decrease, lessen-make smaller; He decreased his staff. escalate, intensify, step up-increase in extent or intensity; The Allies escalated the bombing. Translations. [ˌdiːˈeskəleɪt] VT [+ tension ] → reducir; [+ crisis, conflict ] → desacelerar, frenar la escalada de; [+ war ] → frenar la escalada de.
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de-escalate. Vox populi. verb. (1) A popular term meaning to withdraw nutritional support and ventilation from a patient in a persistent vegetative states.
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“de-escalate”: synonyms and related words: 1  abate. 2  adulterate. 3  attenuate. 4  attrition. 5  blow. 6  blow over. 7  blunt. 8  deflate. 9  emasculate. 10  jelly. 11  knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth idiom. 12  muffle. 13  neutralize. 14  pine. 15  sag. 16  sap. 17  shake. 18  shake/rock sth to its foundations idiom. 19  tone. 20  wither.
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de-escalate check, contain, curb, damp down, decrease, defuse, diminish, lessen, limit, minimize, reduce, take the heat or sting out Antonyms escalate, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify.
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English Collins Dictionary-English synonyms & Thesaurus. See also: de-escalation, desalinate, decapsulate, defecate. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.
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(2) In the common parlance, pulling the plug refers to the precipitate disruption of electron flow from a power grid to an electrical device in use or on standby, by abrupt application of a lateral counter-force from a mutually positioned female receptacle.
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de-escalate verb [I or T]. › to (​cause to) ​become less ​dangerous or ​difficult: The ​government has taken these ​measures in an ​attempt to de-escalate the ​conflict. There are ​signs that the ​confrontation is ​beginning to de-escalate.
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How many is a billion? The answer may seem obvious, but the use of this word can lead to confusion. In the UK and Ireland the word traditionally meant the number 1,000,000,000,000 (a million millions), which is called a trillion in the United States. A billion in the United States is considerably.
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De-escalation refers to behavior that is intended to escape the escalation of commitment bias. Since escalation of commitment often has the tenets of escalation of conflict, it can also refer to approaches in conflict resolution. This often involves techniques such as taking a time-out, and deflecting the conversation to individuals in the group who are less passionately involved.
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definition; de-escalate
Definition of de-escalate is to withdraw nutritional support and ventilation from a patient in a persistent vegetative states.