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- DictionaryEs·ca·late/ˈeskəˌlāt/
verb
- 1. increase rapidly: "the price of tickets escalated"
To escalate is intensify or increase quickly. When you see this word, picture an escalator that takes you up to the next floor quickly. But remember, there's something you don't like on that higher level because it's usually bad if something escalates.
escalate. [intransitive, transitive] to become greater, worse, more serious, etc.; to make something greater, worse, more serious, etc. escalate into something The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. escalate something (into something) We do not want to escalate the war.
Escalate definition, to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.: to escalate a war; a time when prices escalate. See more.
1. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. 2. To pass (a transaction or case) on to a higher level in an organizational hierarchy: escalated the customer's complaint. [Back-formation from escalator .] es′ca·la′tion n. es′ca·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
to rise or increase quickly: Airline prices escalate during the holiday season. escalation. noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌeskəˈleɪʃ ə n / us. an escalation in violence. (Definition of escalate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of escalate. in Chinese (Traditional) （使）增強, （使）擴大, （使）加劇… See more.
6 days ago · (ɛskəleɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense escalates, present participle escalating, past tense, past participle escalated. 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity. [journalism]
To increase, enlarge, or intensify. Escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. American Heritage. To expand step by step, as from a limited or local conflict into a general, esp. nuclear, war. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (2) Synonyms: step up. intensify. climb. broaden. ascend. advance. rise. mount. increase. heighten.
