englishing.app
Interface Language
EN English BN বাংলা HI हिन्दी ES Español FR Français DE Deutsch RU Русский ZH 简体中文 JA 日本語
Content Language
Same as website language EN English BN Bengali HI Hindi ES Spanish FR French DE German RU Russian ZH Chinese JA Japanese
Login
Home Courses Vocabularies PDF Videos

📈escalate

verb
/ˈɛskəleɪt/
Eruption escalation
escalate definition card — visual illustration of the meaning escalate synonyms and antonyms card — visual word comparison escalate collocation card — common word combinations and phrases

Meaning

to increase rapidly or make something become more intense or serious
To increase rapidly; to become more intense or serious
To increase rapidly; become or make greater, more intense, or more serious.

Example Sentences

The conflict began to escalate after the negotiations failed.

The aging population is escalating at an alarming rate.

The conflict escalated into a full-blown crisis.

Example Expressions

escalate the situation

Synonyms

intensify, worsen, amplify, heighten, increase
Entry 1
intensify, worsen, amplify, heighten, increase
Entry 2
intensify, amplify
Entry 3
increase, intensify, amplify

Antonyms

decrease, lessen, reduce, diminish
Entry 1
decrease, lessen, reduce
Entry 2
decrease, diminish
Entry 3
decrease, reduce, diminish

Collocations

escalate quickly, escalate tension, escalate conflict, escalate costs

Related Articles

Related Vocabularies

bat

to hit with a bat; to flutter eyelids

glad

feeling pleased or happy; to make someone happy

continued

Kept happening or carried on without stopping.

decline

To refuse politely or to decrease in strength, quality, or number.

tether

To tie an animal with a rope or chain so it cannot move far.

welcome

to greet someone in a friendly way

Explore More

All Vocabularies