escalate

1. (ambitransitive)To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.

   Violence escalated during the election.

   The shooting escalated the existing hostility.

   eskalieren, steigern, verschärfen

   обостря́тьobostrjátʹ, углубля́тьuglubljátʹ

   заго́стрюватиzahóstrjuvaty, загостри́тиzahostrýty, заго́стрюватисяzahóstrjuvatysja

   increase in extent or intensity

2. (transitive)In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority

   The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.

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3. (uncommon)To climb.

4. (rare)To move by escalator.

1. Don't allow it to escalate.

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2. Things escalated quickly.

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3. My disputes with Tom have escalated.

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4. The man's demands escalated even further.

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5. His frustration has escalated over time.

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