Definitions for escalate
ˈɛs kəˌleɪtes·ca·late

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. escalate, intensify, step upverb

   increase in extent or intensity

   "The Allies escalated the bombing"

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1. escalateverb

   to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up

2. escalateverb

   in technical support, to transfer a telephone caller to the next higher level of authority

   The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.

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1. escalate

   To escalate is to increase or intensify in severity, scope, or magnitude. It can also imply a progression or advancement to a higher level, state, or position. This term is frequently used in various contexts such as conflicts, situations, problems, or disagreements where these begin to become more serious or intense.

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1. • Increase

How to pronounce escalate?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of escalate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of escalate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of escalate in a Sentence

1. David Schiegoleit:

   Their impact is usually very transitory, it's mostly fear-based trade as to what could happen if tensions were to escalate.

2. Philip Sokoloski:

   FilmLA first learned of the testing site's closure Monday evening, after community members reached out to express their concern, we were disappointed by what we learned, and immediately helped escalate the situation to City attention.

3. Gregory Meeks:

   Russia’s continued troop buildup, both on the border of Ukraine and in Belarus,is an act of aggression that is asreckless as it is alarming, while I remain hopeful that diplomacycande-escalate tensions on the Ukranian border, it isnecessarythat the United States, together withourtransatlanticallies,make clear thatany activitiesconstitutingan invasion by the Russian army intosovereignterritorywill be met with significant repercussions.

4. Bart Melek:

   The market thinks that at this point the conflict may not escalate too much.

5. Andrew Hunter:

   We still think it is slightly more likely than not that the trade dispute with China will ultimately escalate further.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=escalate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Escalate
3. ^ ChatGPT
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