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escalation
es·ca·late E0207200 (ĕs′kə-lāt′)v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.intr. To increase in intensity, extent, or amount: tensions that escalated into violence.v.tr.1. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf.2. To pass (a transaction or case) on to a higher level in an organizational hierarchy: escalated the customer's complaint.
[Back-formation from escalator.]
es′ca·la′tion n.es′ca·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.escalationA deliberate or unpremeditated increase in scope or violence of a conflict.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | escalation - an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" |
escalationnoun increase, rise, build-up, expansion, heightening, developing, acceleration, upsurge, intensification, amplification a sudden escalation of unrest in the south-eastern regionescalationnounThe act of increasing or rising:aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn.Translationsescalate (ˈeskəleit) verb to increase or enlarge rapidly. Prices are escalating. 迅速上漲, 逐步升高 迅速上涨，逐步升高 ˌescaˈlation noun 迅速上漲 迅速上涨escalation
escalation[‚es·kə′lā·shən] (industrial engineering) Provision in actual or estimated costs for inflational increases in the costs of equipment, materials, labor, and so on, over those specified in an original contract. escalation
Related to escalation: escalation clauseSynonyms for escalationnoun increaseSynonyms- increase
- rise
- build-up
- expansion
- heightening
- developing
- acceleration
- upsurge
- intensification
- amplification
Synonyms for escalationnoun the act of increasing or risingSynonyms- aggrandizement
- amplification
- augment
- augmentation
- boost
- buildup
- enlargement
- growth
- hike
- increase
- jump
- multiplication
- proliferation
- raise
- rise
- swell
- upsurge
- upswing
- upturn
Words related to escalationnoun an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancyRelated Words |