de-escalate
/dɛ_'ɛskə,leɪt/
verb
11 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of.
“de-escalate a crisis”
2
Diminish in size, scope, or intensity.
“The war of words between them de-escalated with time”
WORD FORMS
Related formde-escalation
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesde-es · ca · late
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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