escalate

Verb

Meaning

increase in extent or intensity

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mount escalade increase aug burgeon rise grow advance expand rocket boost climb strengthen spiral wax
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Antonyms

tobogganing reduce decrease disappear parachute sliding
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Hypernyms

increase

Hyponyms

redouble

Related terms

scale escalator

Phrases with the word

escalate the intensity escalate the price of

Examples

Germ warfare against the United States would escalate to war against all humanity. Yoshijirō Umezu

Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate. Alvin Toffler

The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month. Nicholas D. Kristof

Father, father We don't need to escalate. You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate. You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today. Marvin Gaye

I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that's where they begin. Their great skills is their capacity to escalate. Markus Zusak

One of the tricks to writing great plays is to get people in a room together and not let them leave. You want the tension to escalate. Keeping them there is the hardest part, so you have to take away any excuse for them to leave. Adam Rapp

Close letter words and terms

escalader escalado Escalante escalate the intensity escalate the price of escalating dosing