reescalate
verb
re·es·ca·late
(ˌ)rē-ˈe-skə-ˌlāt 
nonstandard -skyə-
variants
or re-escalate
reescalated or re-escalated; reescalating or re-escalating
: to escalate or become escalated again : to increase again in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope
You have seen actions and retaliations take place that threaten to reescalate the situation.—
Richard Boucher
… with the failure of the Camp David summit in 2000 and the eruption of the second intifada, the conflict reescalated.—Soli Vered and Daniel Bar-Tal
… meanwhile, inflation … declined to 6.5 percent in 1992, then reescalated to an estimated 32.0 percent in 1994 …—Political Handbook of the World 1998
reescalation
(ˌ)rē-ˌe-skə-ˈlā-shən
noun
nonstandard -skyə-
or re-escalation
plural reescalations or re-escalations
a reescalation of prices/spending
A reescalation of tensions between North Korea and the United States is weighing on international markets.
—MTI Econews
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“Reescalate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reescalate. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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