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es⋅ca⋅late
[es-kuh-leyt]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
| 1. | to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.: to escalate a war; a time when prices escalate. |
| 2. | to raise, lower, rise, or descend on or as if on an escalator. |
Related forms:
es⋅ca⋅la⋅tion, noun
Synonyms:
1. advance, mount, swell.
1. advance, mount, swell.
Antonyms:
1. lower, decrease, fall.
1. lower, decrease, fall.
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