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- Dictionaryescalating/ˈɛskəleɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. increasing rapidly: "the escalating cost of healthcare"
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to become or make something become greater or more serious: His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed. The row could escalate into full-blown conflict. The decision to escalate UN involvement has been made in the hopes of a swift end to the hostilities.
- English (US)
ESCALATED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of...
- Znaczenie Escalated, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ESCALATED definicja: 1. past simple and past participle of...
- Escalator
ESCALATOR definition: 1. a set of stairs moved up or down by...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
escalated 의미, 정의, escalated의 정의: 1. past simple and past...
- Intensify
INTENSIFY definition: 1. to become greater, more serious, or...
- Anticipate
ANTICIPATE definition: 1. to imagine or expect that...
- Inadequate
INADEQUATE definition: 1. not good enough or too low in...
- Swift
swift definition: 1. happening or moving quickly or within a...
- English (US)
Escalate means to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of escalate.
verb (used with or without object) , es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing. to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.: to escalate a war; a time when prices escalate. Synonyms: swell, mount, advance. Antonyms: fall, decrease, lower. to raise, lower, rise, or descend on or as if on an escalator. escalate.
/ˌɛskəˈleɪt/ /ˈɛskəleɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: escalating; escalated; escalates. If an argument between you and your brother progresses from mean looks to a fist fight, you could say that the tension between the two of you escalated. To escalate is intensify or increase quickly.
Definition of escalate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity. [journalism] Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate. [VERB] The protests escalated into five days of rioting. [VERB + into] Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict. [VERB noun]
Escalate means to increase in intensity, extent, or amount, or to pass a case to a higher level. See the verb form, past participle, gerund, and translations of escalate in different languages.
