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How to Spell escalate

escalate

escalate - verb

To increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

"a little war threatens to escalate into a huge ugly one"

escalate - thesaurus

Synonyms: accumulate

Antonyms: decrease

Etymology

Back-formation from escalator

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