transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈes-kə-ˌlāt, ÷-kyə- ]
verb
( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )
Etymology: back-formation from escalator
Date: 1944
intransitive verb
: to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope
a little war threatens to escalate into a huge ugly one — Arnold Abrams
transitive verb
: expand 2
• es·ca·la·tion ˌes-kə-ˈlā-shən, ÷-kyə- noun
• es·ca·la·to·ry ˈes-kə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē, ÷-kyə- adjective