ESCALATE


Meaning of ESCALATE in English

[ 'ɛskəleɪt ]

■ verb

1》 increase rapidly.

2》 become or make more intense or serious.

Derivatives

escalation noun

Origin

1920s (in the sense 'travel on an escalator'): back-form. from escalator .

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