Escalate | Mean of escalate in English Dictionary
/ˈɛskəˌleɪt/
- Verb
- to become worse or to make (something) worse or more severe
- The conflict has escalated into an all-out war.
- a time of escalating tensions/violence
- We are trying not to escalate the violence.
- to become greater or higher or to make (something) greater or higher
- Salaries of leading executives have continued to escalate.
- an effort to combat escalating [=rising] costs
- The cold weather has escalated fuel prices.