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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024es•ca•late /ˈɛskəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to (cause to) increase in intensity, degree, or amount; to (cause to) rise: [no object]a time when the war escalated beyond control.[~ + object]The foes escalated the war.
es•ca•la•tion /ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024es•ca•late (es′kə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.:to escalate a war; a time when prices escalate.
- to raise, lower, rise, or descend on or as if on an escalator.
- 1920–25; back formation from escalator
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . advance, mount, swell.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . lower, decrease, fall.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: escalate /ˈɛskəˌleɪt/ vb - to increase or be increased in extent, intensity, or magnitude
Etymology: 20th Century: back formation from escalatorˌescaˈlation n |