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de-escalation orig. U.S.|diːɛskəˈleɪʃən|
[f. de- II. 2 + escalation.]
The reversal of escalation. So de-ˈescalate v. trans. and intr.
1964Christian Sci. Monitor 28 Jan. 14/5 Just as the military must be able to escalate operations if the situation demands, they must be able to de-escalate also. 1965H. Kahn On Escalation v. 91 Subsequent popular reaction, if the crisis de-escalates, may be an all-important influence. Ibid. xii. 230 In de-escalation, concessions and conciliation play something of the same role that demands and coercion play in escalation. 1965Observer 29 Aug. 2/7 The Americans..are making the suggestion that a process of de-escalation should be tried. 1967Spectator 15 Sept. 293/3 A good case can be made for the thesis that the administration is seriously preparing to de-escalate the war. 1970Nature 26 Sept. 1371/2 It is full of sound advice to administrators on how to de-escalate situations deliberately contrived to lead to confrontation. 1971Daily Tel. 27 Jan. 7 It is perfectly possible to have de-escalation of the level of wage settlements and at the same time an increase in the real earnings of people. |