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es·ca·late
 escalate
- pronunciation:
- e
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leIt
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
escalated, escalates, escalating |
| definition: |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size.
We will escalate the war against crime.His demands soon escalated.- 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 |
| derivations: |
escalatory (adj.), escalation (n.) |
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