transcription, транскрипция: [ eskəleɪt ]
( escalates, escalating, escalated)
If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity. ( JOURNALISM )
Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate...
The protests escalated into five days of rioting...
Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.
VERB : V , V into n , V n
• es‧ca‧la‧tion
(escalations)
The threat of nuclear escalation remains.
...a sudden escalation of violence.
N-VAR