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- pronunciation:
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leIt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
escalates, escalating, escalated |
| definition: |
to increase in intensity or amount.
The number of violent storms has escalated in recent years.The solution they tried didn't work, and the problems just escalated.- similar words:
- intensify, mount, rise, swell
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| related words: |
appreciate, ascend, augment, expand, increase, jump, soar, swell |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to expand, intensify, or increase (something).
The rescue workers escalated their efforts to find the victims of the earthquake.- similar words:
- intensify
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| derivations: |
escalatory (adj.), escalation (n.) |
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