DE-ESCALATE

Meaning of DE-ESCALATE in English

(ˈ)dēˌ verb

Etymology: de- + escalate

intransitive verb

: to decrease in extent, volume, or scope

transitive verb

: limit 3b

• de-escalation (¦)dēˌ noun

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DE-ESCALATE — verb Date: 1964 transitive verb limit 2b, intransitive verb to decrease in extent, volume, or scope, de-escalation noun de-escalatory adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DE-ESCALATE — — de-escalation, deescalation , n. — de-escalatory, deescalatory /dee es"keuh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. /dee es"keuh layt'/ , v.t., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE-ESCALATE — verb Date: 1964 transitive verb : limit 2b intransitive verb : to decrease in extent, volume, or scope • de-es·ca·la·tion …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE-ESCALATE — Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' es-k ə - ˌ l ā t, ÷-ky ə - Function: transitive verb …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DE-ESCALATE — ■ verb reduce the intensity of (a conflict or crisis). Derivatives de-escalation noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
DE-ESCALATE — [de-es.ca.late] vt (1964): limit 2b ~ vi: to decrease in extent, volume, or scope -- de-es.ca.la.tion n -- de-es.ca.la.to.ry adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE-ESCALATE — de-esca|late BrE AmE ( ˌ ) diː ˈesk ə |leɪt ▷ de-esca|lated leɪt ɪd -əd AmE leɪt̬ əd ▷ de-esca|lates …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE-ESCALATE — v.tr. reduce the level or intensity of. øøde-escalation n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE-ESCALATE — v.tr. reduce the level or intensity of. Derivatives: de-escalation n.
Oxford English vocab
DE-ESCALATE — гл. сворачивать, сокращать, сокращаться, уменьшать Syn : diminish, decrease сворачивать, умерять, уменьшать; сокращать размах - to * the war сворачивать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE-ESCALATE — v 1> сворачивать, умерять, уменьшать; сокращать размах to de-escalate the war - сворачивать военные действия to de-escalate one's expectations - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DE-ESCALATE — гл.сворачивать, сокращать, сокращаться, уменьшать Syn:diminish, decrease
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DE ESCALATE — (v) свернуть; сворачивать; сократить размах; сократиться; сокращать размах; сокращаться; уменьшать; уменьшаться; уменьшить; уменьшиться; умерить; умерять
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DE-ESCALATE — v 1) сворачивать, умерять, уменьшать; сокращать размах to ~ the war - сворачивать военные действия to ~ one's expectations - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DE-ESCALATE — v 1> сворачивать, умерять, уменьшать; сокращать размах to de-escalate the war - сворачивать военные действия to de-escalate one's expectations - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DE ESCALATE — сворачивать, сокращать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DE ESCALATE — сворачивать, сокращать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DE-ESCALATE — гл. сворачивать, сокращать, сокращаться, уменьшать Syn: diminish , decrease
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DE-ESCALATE — гл. сворачивать, сокращать, сокращаться, уменьшать Syn: diminish, decrease
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DE-ESCALATE — гл. сворачивать, сокращать, сокращаться, уменьшать Syn : diminish, decrease сворачивать, умерять, уменьшать; сокращать размах - to * the war сворачивать …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
ESCALATE — verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: back-formation from escalator Date: 1944 intransitive verb to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
ESCALATE — I. ˈeskəˌlāt, ÷-kyə- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: back-formation, from escalator intransitive verb : to ascend on or as if …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ESCALATE — — escalation , n. — escalatory /es"keuh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. /es"keuh layt'/ , v.t., v.i., escalated, escalating . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ESCALATE — v. make worse, aggravate; raise, increase
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ESCALATE — verb ( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing ) Etymology: back-formation from escalator Date: 1944 intransitive verb : to increase in extent, volume, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
ESCALATE — [ 'ɛskəleɪt ] ■ verb 1》 increase rapidly. 2》 become or make more intense or serious. Derivatives escalation noun Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ESCALATE — [es.ca.late] vb -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [back-formation fr. escalator] vi (1944): to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ESCALATE — esca|late BrE AmE ˈesk ə |leɪt ▷ esca|lated leɪt ɪd -əd AmE leɪt̬ əd ▷ esca|lates leɪts ▷ esca|lating leɪt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ESCALATE — / ˈeskəleɪt; NAmE / verb escalate (sth) (into sth) to become or make sth greater, worse, more serious, etc. : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ESCALATE — es ‧ ca ‧ late /ˈeskəleɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: escalator ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ESCALATE — v. 1 intr. & tr. increase or develop (usu. rapidly) by stages. 2 tr. cause (an action, activity, or process) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ESCALATE — v. 1 intr. & tr. increase or develop (usu. rapidly) by stages. 2 tr. cause (an action, activity, or process) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ESCALATE — v. 1. intr. & tr. increase or develop (usu. rapidly) by stages. 2 tr. cause (an action, activity, or process) …
Oxford English vocab
ESCALATE — ( escalates, escalating, escalated) If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ESCALATE — (~s, escalating, ~d) If a bad situation ~s or if someone or something ~s it, it becomes greater in size, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ESCALATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES escalating/growing violence (= violence that is becoming worse ) ▪ There have been reports of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ESCALATE — [verb] - to make or become greater or more seriousThe decision to escalate UN involvement has been taken in the …
Cambridge English vocab
DE — rigueur [adjective] [after verb] - demanded by fashion, custom, etc.At the place where I work, smart suits are de rigueur …
Cambridge English vocab
DE — prep. or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ESCALATE — Synonyms and related words : boost, broaden, buoy up, cast up, climb, elevate, enlarge, erect, escalade, expand, grow, heave, heft, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ESCALATE — v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: ASCEND 1, climb, escalade, mount, scale, upclimb, upgo 2 to increase in extent, volume, amount, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ESCALATE — verb 1. Synonyms: ascend 1, climb, escalade, mount, scale, upclimb, upgo 2. to increase in extent, volume, amount, number, intensity, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ESCALATE — verb 1 become/make sth worse ADVERB ▪ quickly , rapidly ▪ gradually , steadily ▪ Violence between the two sides …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DE — Germany (Deutschland; Internet top level domain) For more possible definitions for DE , click here ©1988-2002, All Rights Reserved, AcronymFinder.com
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