de-escalate#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def diminish in size, scope, or intensity
examples The war of words between them de-escalated with time
Frame - 1 Something ----s
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Hypernym decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Derivationally related form de-escalate → de-escalation
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Derivationally related form de-escalation → de-escalate
Hyponym decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

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