de-escalate (v)
weaken#3 (v)
step down#4 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
examples de-escalate a crisis
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym decrease, lessen, minify
Derivationally related form step down → step-down
Derivationally related form weaken → weakener
Derivationally related form de-escalate → de-escalation
Antonym de-escalate → escalate
Incoming links
Derivationally related form step-down → step down
Derivationally related form de-escalation → de-escalate
Derivationally related form weakener → weaken
Antonym escalate → de-escalate
Hyponym decrease, lessen, minify

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