Download the app
educalingo
de-escalate

Meaning of "de-escalate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DE-ESCALATE

diːˈɛskəˌleɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DE-ESCALATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
De-Escalate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb de-escalate in English.

WHAT DOES DE-ESCALATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of de-escalate in the English dictionary

The definition of de-escalate in the dictionary is to reduce the level or intensity of.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DE-ESCALATE

PRESENT

Present
I de-escalate
you de-escalate
he/she/it de-escalates
we de-escalate
you de-escalate
they de-escalate
Present continuous
I am de-escalating
you are de-escalating
he/she/it is de-escalating
we are de-escalating
you are de-escalating
they are de-escalating
Present perfect
I have de-escalated
you have de-escalated
he/she/it has de-escalated
we have de-escalated
you have de-escalated
they have de-escalated
Present perfect continuous
I have been de-escalating
you have been de-escalating
he/she/it has been de-escalating
we have been de-escalating
you have been de-escalating
they have been de-escalating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I de-escalated
you de-escalated
he/she/it de-escalated
we de-escalated
you de-escalated
they de-escalated
Past continuous
I was de-escalating
you were de-escalating
he/she/it was de-escalating
we were de-escalating
you were de-escalating
they were de-escalating
Past perfect
I had de-escalated
you had de-escalated
he/she/it had de-escalated
we had de-escalated
you had de-escalated
they had de-escalated
Past perfect continuous
I had been de-escalating
you had been de-escalating
he/she/it had been de-escalating
we had been de-escalating
you had been de-escalating
they had been de-escalating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will de-escalate
you will de-escalate
he/she/it will de-escalate
we will de-escalate
you will de-escalate
they will de-escalate
Future continuous
I will be de-escalating
you will be de-escalating
he/she/it will be de-escalating
we will be de-escalating
you will be de-escalating
they will be de-escalating
Future perfect
I will have de-escalated
you will have de-escalated
he/she/it will have de-escalated
we will have de-escalated
you will have de-escalated
they will have de-escalated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been de-escalating
you will have been de-escalating
he/she/it will have been de-escalating
we will have been de-escalating
you will have been de-escalating
they will have been de-escalating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would de-escalate
you would de-escalate
he/she/it would de-escalate
we would de-escalate
you would de-escalate
they would de-escalate
Conditional continuous
I would be de-escalating
you would be de-escalating
he/she/it would be de-escalating
we would be de-escalating
you would be de-escalating
they would be de-escalating
Conditional perfect
I would have de-escalate
you would have de-escalate
he/she/it would have de-escalate
we would have de-escalate
you would have de-escalate
they would have de-escalate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been de-escalating
you would have been de-escalating
he/she/it would have been de-escalating
we would have been de-escalating
you would have been de-escalating
they would have been de-escalating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you de-escalate
we let´s de-escalate
you de-escalate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to de-escalate
Past participle
de-escalated
Present Participle
de-escalating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DE-ESCALATE

annihilate · consolate · cucullate · cyclopentolate · escalate · extrapolate · foliolate · intercalate · interpolate · isolate · lanceolate · oxalate · percolate · petiolate · phenolate · reescalate · sigillate · terephthalate · trachelate · violate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DE-ESCALATE

de-anglicisation · de-anglicization · de-Baathification · de-emphasise · de-emphasize · de-energisation · de-energise · de-energization · de-energize · de-escalation · de-ice · de-icer · de-icing · de-icing fluid · de-ionise · de-ioniser · de-ionize · de-man · de-manned · de-manning

WORDS THAT END LIKE DE-ESCALATE

alate · amygdalate · calculate · cardinalate · cephalate · chocolate · cleft palate · dealate · generalate · hard palate · late · malate · on a plate · palate · phthalate · plate · soft palate · tantalate · template · translate

Synonyms and antonyms of de-escalate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DE-ESCALATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «de-escalate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «de-escalate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DE-ESCALATE

Find out the translation of de-escalate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of de-escalate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «de-escalate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

逐步降级
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

de- escalate
570 millions of speakers
en

English

de-escalate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

डे बढ़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تهدئة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

деэскалации
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

de- escalar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ডি ধাপে ধাপে বৃদ্ধি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

désescalade
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

De-escalate
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

de- eskalieren
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

デエスカレート
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

드 에스컬레이션
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

De-escalate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

de- leo thang
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

டி-தீவிரப்படுத்த
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रद्द करणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

azalmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

de - escalation
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

de Escalate
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

деескалації
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

de- escalada
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

de - κλιμακωθεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

de- eskaleer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trappa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

de- eskalere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of de-escalate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DE-ESCALATE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of de-escalate
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «de-escalate».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about de-escalate

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DE-ESCALATE»

Discover the use of de-escalate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to de-escalate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anger Management: 6 Critical Steps to a Calmer Life
For anything productive to come out of the situation one of the people has to stop and listen to what the other person is saying. I'll show it to you both ways. Here is how the wife attempts to make the first move to de-escalate the conflict: ...
Peter Favaro, Ph. D. Peter Favaro, 2008
2
Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, and Violence Among Girls: A ...
Regardless of ethnicity, the victim's attempts to de-escalate the aggression were least likely to result in a negative outcome, and reactive aggression was most likely to do so, with confronting and ignoring the aggression falling in between.
Martha Putallaz, Karen L. Bierman, 2004
3
Asian Rivalries: Conflict, Escalation, and Limitations on ...
tion of a state's threat environment remains unchanged then the decision to escalate, de-escalate, or maintain the status quo in the rivalry may depend on a number of other factors, both international and domestic. Other International- Level ...
Sumit Ganguly, William R. Thompson, 2011
4
Statistical Methods in Healthcare
If more than one patient manifests DLT, de-escalate the dose. Otherwise, remain at the same dose. Terminate the trial when a specified number of patients, N, have been observed. 3. UD3: treat the patients one at a time. If DLT is manifested , ...
Frederick Faltin, Ron Kenett, Fabrizio Ruggeri, 2012
5
Maintaining Relationships Through Communication: Relational, ...
Overall, the most frequently reported strategy was balance strategies followed by avoidance strategies then directness strategies regardless of the relationship condition (trying to maintain when partner wants to escalate, de-escalate, ...
Daniel J. Canary, Marianne Dainton, 2002
6
Stage-Wise Adaptive Designs
If more than one patient manifests DLT, de-escalate the dose. Otherwise, remain at the same dose. Terminate the trial when a specified number of patients, N, have been observed. 3. UD3: Treat the patients one at a time. If DLT is manifested, ...
Shelemyahu Zacks, 2009
7
On Escalation: Metaphors and Scenarios
However, if one side or the other had "de-escalation dominance," then it would not need as much or, possibly, any cooperation to de-escalate successfully, since "de-escalation dominance" consists, by definition, of being able to achieve an ...
Herman Kahn, 2009
8
Anger Management: 6 Critical Steps to a Calmer Life: Easy ...
The. Decision. to. De-escalate. De-escalation is the art of redirecting the focus of a conflict away from personal attacks and back to the original problem, with the goal of solving that problem. The decision to de-escalate conflict-filled situations  ...
Favaro, Ph.D., Peter, PETER J. FAVARO, 2008
9
Cognitive Ecology II
If type-matched, they will either escalate by responding aggressively and staying on type or de-escalate by responding less aggressively while replying with an unshared song or stopping singing (Burt et al. 2001; Beecher and Campbell 2005) ...
Reuven Dukas, John M. Ratcliffe, 2009
10
You, Him and the Other Woman: Break the Love Triangle and ...
De-Escalate. It's not essential that you avoid intense emotional moments during conversations. They're bound to happen, especially when the stakes are high. The problem is not a high level of intensity but rather a level of intensity that ...
Paul Coleman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DE-ESCALATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term de-escalate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Woman used racial slurs against De'Andre Johnson, his attorney says
The attorney also said Johnson “tried to de-escalate the situation” by initially grabbing her arm. The Tallahassee Police Department has said ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Public safety officials discuss ?sober station?
Countywide, more law enforcement officers are being trained in crisis intervention, which emphasizes techniques to de-escalate potentially ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
Superior court upholds sentence in college student shooting death
Mr. Clotter did so despite having several opportunities to de-escalate the confrontation. “The significant factor surrounding the shooting was ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Rick Sutherland: Diplomacy not war
Obama has tried to de-escalate war in the Middle East, knowing that terrorists there threaten us here in America. Drones have saved the lives of ... «Boulder Daily Camera, Jul 15»
5
Bristow: Police 'had no right to come onto my property'
“With all the stuff that has been in the news lately, one of the things people want to see out of the police is a de-escalate when you can. «Mohave Valley News, Jul 15»
6
Narendra Modi likely to meet Nawaz Sharif on sidelines of SCO …
“One of them is to look at concrete ways to de-escalate tensions,” she said referring to the ceasfire violations and the attacks in Kashmir. «Livemint, Jul 15»
7
A visit with Michigan political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney
... of hostile prisoners poses a problem for Rev. Pinkney and could endanger his safety. “I try to avoid confrontations and de-escalate situations. «Workers World, Jul 15»
8
5 injured in communal violence in Andhop
Attempts were being made by the administration to de-escalate the situation by talking to the members of the two communities. The incident ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Guest Column: Empowering way for women to fend off sex assaults
... be significantly reduced if women take a comprehensive program that includes strategies to de-escalate situations as well as self-defence. «Windsor Star, Jul 15»
10
Jealousy fuelled arson attack on house
He was “unable to de-escalate his feelings of jealousy and anger” and returned an hour later with beer bottles of petrol and rags in the top. «Courtnews.co.nz, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. De-Escalate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/de-escalate>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN