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单词 de-escalates
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-escalates

verb

present tense third-person singular of de-escalate
1
as in reduces
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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  • reduces
  • decreases
  • diminishes
  • depletes
  • minimizes
  • eases
  • lowers
  • knocks down
  • abates
  • lessens
  • downsizes
  • slashes
  • cuts
  • dwindles
  • compresses
  • drops
  • cuts down
  • downscales
  • shrinks
  • dents
  • shortens
  • contracts
  • deflates
  • cuts back
  • modulates
  • abbreviates
  • constricts
  • truncates
  • modifies
  • trims
  • retrenches
  • pares
  • prunes
  • condenses
  • curtails
  • crops
  • moderates
  • docks
  • qualifies
  • clips
  • whittles
  • abridges
  • nicks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • increases
  • escalates
  • expands
  • augments
  • amplifies
  • raises
  • boosts
  • enlarges
  • swells
  • dilates
  • adds (to)
  • inflates
  • extends
  • prolongs
  • blows up
  • lengthens
  • aggrandizes
  • complements
  • intensifies
  • enhances
  • elongates
  • distends
  • heightens
  • supplements
  • protracts
  • redoubles
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2
as in decreases
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the fighting de-escalated as the peace talks progressed

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • decreases
  • diminishes
  • subsides
  • declines
  • eases
  • shrinks
  • falls
  • vanishes
  • ebbs
  • tapers off
  • moderates
  • recedes
  • relents
  • wanes
  • tapers
  • abates
  • evaporates
  • dwindles
  • lessens
  • weakens
  • lowers
  • phases down
  • rachets (down)
  • falls away
  • palls
  • ratchets (down)
  • remits
  • drains (away)
  • collapses
  • dies (away or down or out)
  • compresses
  • alleviates
  • contracts
  • lets up
  • drops (off)
  • relaxes
  • constricts
  • slackens
  • condenses
  • melts (away)
  • deflates
  • slows (down)
  • peters (out)
  • fritters (away)
  • fades (away)
  • gives out
  • tails (off)
  • sinks
  • flags
  • caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • increases
  • escalates
  • intensifies
  • rises
  • builds
  • grows
  • expands
  • swells
  • accumulates
  • soars
  • enlarges
  • mounts
  • mushrooms
  • emerges
  • appears
  • waxes
  • picks up
  • bourgeons
  • snowballs
  • burgeons
  • balloons
  • lengthens
  • elongates
  • distends
  • blows up
  • shows up
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