vverb.changeincrease in extent or intensitySynset:escalate intensify
Examples:- The Allies escalated the bombing
Antonyms:de-escalate
Derivationally Related Form:step-upescalationintensificationintensity
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:escalateincreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:redouble
Full Troponyms:redouble
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.changespeed upSynset:rev up
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:rev upincreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motionmake oneself visible; take actionSynset:come forward come out come to the fore step forward step to the fore
Examples:- Young people should step to the fore and help their peers
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:come to the foreact
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s