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

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How to pronounce escalate?

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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. Bart Melek:

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

2. Tarek Tabl:

   This is only going to escalate.

3. Ted Wheeler:

   The acting secretary knows we feel that way, but we're happy to tell him again, the violence was being contained and started to de-escalate before they arrived. They intervened and escalated tensions to new levels.

4. David Duncan:

   We've got this continual flow of Covid coming across the border in the form of Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista citizens that carry and continue to escalate and fuel the Covid pressures that we see.

5. Amy Watson:

   Sometimes, (police) walk into a situation and the gun's already pointed, and they have few options at the point. But sometimes things escalate very quickly, cIT takes a step back and get(s) the person to calm down. CIT officers are better prepared to work through that and come to some kind of solution.

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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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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=escalate