v. 1 intr. & tr. increase or develop (usu. rapidly) by stages. 2 tr. cause (an action, activity, or process) to become more intense. escalation n.
[ back-form. f. ESCALATOR ]
v. 1 intr. & tr. increase or develop (usu. rapidly) by stages. 2 tr. cause (an action, activity, or process) to become more intense. escalation n.
[ back-form. f. ESCALATOR ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012