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单词 de-escalated
释义

de-escalate

verb

de-es·​ca·​late (ˌ)dē-ˈe-skə-ˌlāt How to pronounce de-escalate (audio)
 nonstandard  -ˈe-skyə-
de-escalated; de-escalating; de-escalates

transitive verb

: limit sense 2b
de-escalate production
tried to de-escalate the tension

intransitive verb

: to decrease in extent, volume, or scope
violence began to de-escalate
de-escalation
(ˌ)dē-ˌe-skə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce de-escalate (audio)
 nonstandard  -ˌe-skyə-
noun
de-escalatory
(ˌ)dē-ˈe-skə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce de-escalate (audio)
 nonstandard  -ˈe-skyə-
adjective

Synonyms

  • abate
  • decrease
  • dent
  • deplete
  • diminish
  • downscale
  • downsize
  • drop
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • knock down
  • lessen
  • lower
  • reduce
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Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

de-escalated

verb

past tense of de-escalate
1
as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent first, the mediator tried to de-escalate the tension in the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • reduced
  • decreased
  • diminished
  • depleted
  • lowered
  • eased
  • minimized
  • abated
  • lessened
  • dwindled
  • downsized
  • knocked down
  • slashed
  • dropped
  • compressed
  • downscaled
  • dented
  • shortened
  • cut
  • modulated
  • shrunk
  • modified
  • contracted
  • abbreviated
  • deflated
  • cut back
  • curtailed
  • cut down
  • truncated
  • trimmed
  • shrank
  • condensed
  • pared
  • moderated
  • cropped
  • clipped
  • constricted
  • pruned
  • abridged
  • docked
  • retrenched
  • nicked
  • whittled
  • qualified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • increased
  • escalated
  • expanded
  • augmented
  • amplified
  • raised
  • enlarged
  • boosted
  • prolonged
  • inflated
  • extended
  • swelled
  • lengthened
  • dilated
  • added (to)
  • blew up
  • protracted
  • distended
  • intensified
  • supplemented
  • elongated
  • complemented
  • enhanced
  • aggrandized
  • heightened
  • redoubled
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2
as in decreased
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the fighting de-escalated as the peace talks progressed

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • decreased
  • subsided
  • diminished
  • eased
  • fell
  • declined
  • ebbed
  • shrunk
  • vanished
  • moderated
  • tapered off
  • shrank
  • relented
  • receded
  • lessened
  • lowered
  • abated
  • waned
  • tapered
  • dwindled
  • fell away
  • weakened
  • evaporated
  • remitted
  • palled
  • phased down
  • racheted (down)
  • ratcheted (down)
  • alleviated
  • dropped (off)
  • drained (away)
  • compressed
  • let up
  • died (away or down or out)
  • relaxed
  • contracted
  • collapsed
  • condensed
  • slackened
  • melted (away)
  • petered (out)
  • faded (away)
  • constricted
  • flagged
  • frittered (away)
  • deflated
  • gave out
  • slowed (down)
  • sunk
  • tailed (off)
  • sank
  • caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • increased
  • escalated
  • intensified
  • built
  • expanded
  • rose
  • mounted
  • grew
  • accumulated
  • enlarged
  • soared
  • swelled
  • emerged
  • mushroomed
  • waxed
  • ballooned
  • appeared
  • burgeoned
  • snowballed
  • bourgeoned
  • lengthened
  • picked up
  • elongated
  • blew up
  • distended
  • showed up
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