make worse, aggravate; raise, increase
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Escalate Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
escalate
v : increase in extent or intensity; "the allies escalated the bombing" [syn: intensify, step up]
[ant: de-escalate]
similar words(1)
de-escalate
increase ; develop; increase rapidly in scale or intensity***The infighting within the group is expected to escalate in view of the forthcoming election of its president.
Verb
1. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
(synonym) intensify, step up
(antonym) de-escalate, weaken, step down
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) redouble
(derivation) escalation
Escalate Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.
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Escalate Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
sa'ovau (expand); abulau (increase)
