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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Lewis County:

   If someone is having a mental health crisis, we may go there to their house, but if they’re not breaking the law, we can’t even use force or basically touch them, we can talk to them and try to de-escalate. But if we determine there is no crime, then we call in mental health and say, 'Hey, you guys might want to come out here and take care of this person.’.

2. Nicholas Burns:

   President Putin may be cynical and he is certainly a bully, but he's also rational and he understands that Turkey is a core member of the NATO alliance and that what NATO is all about, of course, is the defense of the borders of each of the member states. So no one wants to see this escalate.

3. Jeremy Lawson:

   For markets the upshot is that the outlook for 2019 is looking better as tensions de-escalate, creating the potential for a re-rating of risk assets as the tail risk of a near-term trade war is partially priced out, this is especially the case in Asia.

4. Aron Borukhov:

   People are outraged and concerned, the community needs to be proactive so the situation doesn’t escalate.

5. Lance LoRusso:

   He was attempting to de-escalate a situation involving an uncooperative passenger. In context, his comments were clearly aimed at attempting to gain compliance by using the passenger's own statements and reasoning to avoid making an arrest.

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