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Definitions for deescalate
deesca·late
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word deescalate.
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deescalateverb
To decrease in intensity or magnitude.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of deescalate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of deescalate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of deescalate in a Sentence
If Putin continues to get boxed in through sanctions, trading and banking stoppages -- and he starts losing the war, that may be reason enough for him to employ tactical nuclear weapons, the West needs to continue to apply pressure, attempt to broker a settlement/cease-fire while continuing to offer off-ramps that deescalate the potential.
We rely on officers to follow their training and to deescalate situations; instead, in just eight minutes, Officer Cha elevated a nonviolent encounter to one that took Sean Moore’s life. Sean Moore was unarmed and at his own home when Officer Cha shot him twice.
It is a very limited and tentative agreement mainly designed to deescalate tensions.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood:
Deputies did everything they could to deescalate, and they almost lost their lives to a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old, this went on for hours. This wasn't a split second, we exchange gunfire. We were out here from 7:30 until about 9 p.m. until we returned fire.
It's the ultimate community policing, it's designed to deescalate confrontations.
Translations for deescalate
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- deescalateCzech
- desescaladoSpanish
- désescaladerFrench
- menguraikanIndonesian
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