escalate
IPA: ˈɛskʌɫeɪt
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
- (transitive) In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority
- (uncommon) To climb.
- (rare) To move by escalator.
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Examples of "escalate" in Sentences
- The violence escalates throughout the film.
- The actions of The undertow specifically were to escalate it.
- Revitalization began in the 1980s, and escalated in the 1990s.
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