escalate

ˈɛskəˌleɪt

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Conjugation

Definition of escalate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

growth

intr.

increase rapidly in intensity or scale

intr.

The conflict escalated quickly despite efforts to mediate..

amplify

expand

intensify

technical support

tr.

TECH.

transfer a problem to higher authority

tr.

TECH.

The issue was escalated to the manager.

delegate

refer

transfer

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de-escalate

reduce the intensity of a conflict or crisis

The mediator helped de-escalate the tense situation.

Origin of escalate

Latin, scala (ladder)

Terms with escalate included in their meaning

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boil over

situations

escalate to uncontrollable levels

competition heats up

escalate

rise to a higher level of intensity

get out of hand

behavior

escalate beyond acceptable limits

take a matter further

escalate issue

continue dealing with an issue by escalating or pursuing more action

turn violent

situation

escalate into physical confrontations or aggression

come to blows

escalation

escalate into a physical conflict from tension

go from 0 to a hundred

conflict

escalate quickly in a situation or conflict

raise the ante

strategy

escalate a situation or challenge

Examples of escalate in a sentence

Tensions escalated between the two countries.
The technician decided to escalate the ticket to the next level.
We need to escalate this complaint to the director immediately.

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French:s'intensifier, escalader, ...
German:eskalieren, weiterleiten, ...
Italian:aumentare, trasferire, ...
Spanish:escalar, derivar, ...
Portuguese:intensificar-se, ...
Chinese:升级, 上报, ...
Japanese:拡大する, 引き継ぐ, ...
Arabic:تَصَاعَدَ, حَوَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסְלִים, לְהַעֲבִיר, ...
Russian:обостряться, передавать, ...
Ukrainian:загостритися, ескалувати, ...
Hindi:तेज़ी से बढ़ना, उच्च स्तर पर भेजना, ...
Bengali:তীব্র হয়ে ওঠা, উচ্চতর পর্যায়ে পাঠানো, ...
Catalan:intensificar-se, escalar, ...
Czech:eskalovat, postoupit, ...
Danish:eskalere, videresende, ...
Dutch:escaleren, ...
Greek:κλιμακώνομαι, προωθώ, ...
Hungarian:eszkalálódni, eszkalálni, ...
Khmer:កើនឡើងយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័ស, បញ្ជូនឡើងទៅថ្នាក់លើ, ...
Korean:격화되다, 이관하다, ...
Persian:تشدید شدن, ارجاع دادن, ...
Polish:eskalować, przekazać, ...
Portuguese (BR):escalar, encaminhar, ...
Romanian:a escalada, a transfera, ...
Swedish:eskalera, ...
Thai:ทวีความรุนแรง, ส่งต่อให้, ...
Turkish:tırmanmak, iletmek, ...
Vietnamese:leo thang, chuyển lên, ...

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