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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
escalates, escalating, escalated |
| definition: |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size.
The blackmailer's demands soon escalated.The number of violent storms has escalated in recent years.- antonyms:
- de-escalate
- similar words:
- intensify, mount, rise, swell, thicken
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| related words: |
appreciate, ascend, augment, elevate, expand, increase, jump, soar, swell |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to expand, intensify, or increase.
The government escalated its war on illegal drugs.The rescue workers escalated their efforts to find the victims of the earthquake.- antonyms:
- de-escalate
- similar words:
- intensify
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| derivations: |
escalatory (adj.), escalation (n.) |
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