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escalate
/ ˈɛskəˌleɪt /
verb
to increase or be increased in extent, intensity, or magnitude
to escalate a war
prices escalated because of inflation
Pronunciation Note
Other Word Forms
- escalation noun
- escalatory adjective
- nonescalating adjective
- nonescalatory adjective
- reescalate verb
- reescalation noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of escalate1
Example Sentences
Despite escalating the issue through tribunals, and complaints procedures, he said he had "exhausted every avenue".
But that is unlikely to stanch the escalating scrutiny of its business practices in France.
Should the U.S. wish to escalate further, precision strikes on Venezuelan territory are not out of the question.
Al-Houthi not only fired missiles at Israel, he vowed to escalate the conflict with Arab states should they assist Israel’s military, according to Arab mediators who received the message.
But the U.S. is trimming combat power from NATO’s eastern front as Mr. Putin’s military escalates his drone incursions and other tests of the Western alliance and refuses to settle his war in Ukraine.
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