Verb
deescalate (third-person singular simple present deescalates, present participle deescalating, simple past and past participle deescalated)
Alternative spelling of de-escalate
Approaching the scene of a nasty car crash, walking in on a crime scene, or even attempting to deescalate a couple's domestic violence incident can be stressful enough for a New Jersey law enforcement officer. Source: Internet
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he wants to deescalate the situation. Source: Internet
"Two of them jumped me from behind and knocked me to the ground," he wrote, recalling that several women tried to deescalate the sitaution. Source: Internet