Escalate
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es·ca·late 
[es-kuh-leyt] Pronunciation Key
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[es-kuh-leyt] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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es·ca·la·tion, noun
—Synonyms 1. advance, mount, swell.
—Antonyms 1. lower, decrease, fall.
—Pronunciation note See percolate.
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| es·ca·late
(ěs'kə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v. tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v. intr. To increase in intensity or extent: "a deepening long-term impasse that is certain to escalate" (Stewart L. Udall). [Back-formation from escalator.] es'ca·la'tion n., es'ca·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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| escalate | |
verb | |
| increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" [ant: de-escalate] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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