escalate

Meaning

1. (ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
2. (transitive) In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority
3. (uncommon) To climb.
4. (rare) To move by escalator.

Synonyms

increase

intensify

aggravate

augment

amplify

step up

heighten

magnify

grow

hike

improve

make worse

quicken

rise

scale up

screw up

supplement

accelerate

work

agitate

boost

brisk

enlarge

escalation

excite

goose

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Translations

eskalieren

intensifier

yükseliş

intensificarsi

escalar

kızıştırmak

s’intensifier

escaleren

intensificare

κλιμακώνω

διαβαθμίζω

intensificar

artırmak

kızışma

yükseltmek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/

Etymology

Back-formation from escalator.