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Meaning of "escalate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ESCALATE

Back formation from escalator.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ESCALATE

escalate  [ˈɛskəˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESCALATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Escalate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb escalate in English.

WHAT DOES ESCALATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

escalate

Escalator

An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal. Escalators are used around the world to move pedestrian traffic in places where elevators would be impractical. Principal areas of usage include department stores, shopping malls, airports, transit systems, convention centers, hotels, arenas, stadiums and public buildings. Escalators have the capacity to move large numbers of people, and they can be placed in the same physical space as one might install a staircase. They have no waiting interval, they can be used to guide people toward main exits or special exhibits, and they may be weatherproofed for outdoor use. A non-functioning escalator can function as a normal staircase, whereas many other conveyances become useless when they break down.

Definition of escalate in the English dictionary

The definition of escalate in the dictionary is to increase or be increased in extent, intensity, or magnitude.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ESCALATE

PRESENT

Present
I escalate
you escalate
he/she/it escalates
we escalate
you escalate
they escalate
Present continuous
I am escalating
you are escalating
he/she/it is escalating
we are escalating
you are escalating
they are escalating
Present perfect
I have escalated
you have escalated
he/she/it has escalated
we have escalated
you have escalated
they have escalated
Present perfect continuous
I have been escalating
you have been escalating
he/she/it has been escalating
we have been escalating
you have been escalating
they have been escalating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I escalated
you escalated
he/she/it escalated
we escalated
you escalated
they escalated
Past continuous
I was escalating
you were escalating
he/she/it was escalating
we were escalating
you were escalating
they were escalating
Past perfect
I had escalated
you had escalated
he/she/it had escalated
we had escalated
you had escalated
they had escalated
Past perfect continuous
I had been escalating
you had been escalating
he/she/it had been escalating
we had been escalating
you had been escalating
they had been escalating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will escalate
you will escalate
he/she/it will escalate
we will escalate
you will escalate
they will escalate
Future continuous
I will be escalating
you will be escalating
he/she/it will be escalating
we will be escalating
you will be escalating
they will be escalating
Future perfect
I will have escalated
you will have escalated
he/she/it will have escalated
we will have escalated
you will have escalated
they will have escalated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been escalating
you will have been escalating
he/she/it will have been escalating
we will have been escalating
you will have been escalating
they will have been escalating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would escalate
you would escalate
he/she/it would escalate
we would escalate
you would escalate
they would escalate
Conditional continuous
I would be escalating
you would be escalating
he/she/it would be escalating
we would be escalating
you would be escalating
they would be escalating
Conditional perfect
I would have escalate
you would have escalate
he/she/it would have escalate
we would have escalate
you would have escalate
they would have escalate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been escalating
you would have been escalating
he/she/it would have been escalating
we would have been escalating
you would have been escalating
they would have been escalating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you escalate
we let´s escalate
you escalate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to escalate
Past participle
escalated
Present Participle
escalating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESCALATE


annihilate
əˈnaɪəˌleɪt
consolate
ˈkɒnsəˌleɪt
cucullate
ˈkjuːkəˌleɪt
cyclopentolate
ˌsaɪkləˈpɛntəˌleɪt
de-escalate
diːˈɛskəˌleɪt
extrapolate
ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt
foliolate
ˈfəʊlɪəˌleɪt
intercalate
ɪnˈtɜːkəˌleɪt
interpolate
ɪnˈtɜːpəˌleɪt
isolate
ˈaɪsəˌleɪt
lanceolate
ˈlɑːnsɪəˌleɪt
oxalate
ˈɒksəˌleɪt
percolate
ˈpɜːkəˌleɪt
petiolate
ˈpɛtɪəˌleɪt
phenolate
ˈfiːnəˌleɪt
reescalate
riːˈɛskəˌleɪt
sigillate
ˈsɪdʒəˌleɪt
terephthalate
təˈrɛfθəˌleɪt
trachelate
ˈtrækəˌleɪt
violate
ˈvaɪəˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESCALATE

escabeche
escadrille
escalade
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escalator
escalator clause
escalatory
escalier
escallonia
escallop
escalope
escamotage
escapable
escapade
escapado
escape

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESCALATE

alate
amygdalate
calculate
cardinalate
cephalate
chocolate
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dealate
generalate
hard palate
late
malate
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soft palate
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Synonyms and antonyms of escalate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ESCALATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «escalate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of escalate

Translation of «escalate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESCALATE

Find out the translation of escalate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of escalate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «escalate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

升高
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intensificarse
570 millions of speakers

English

escalate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ख़राब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تصعيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перерасти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intensificar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধাপে ধাপে বৃদ্ধি করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´intensifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eskalieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エスカレートさせる/エスカレートする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증대하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Escalate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

leo thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிகரிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तरोत्तर वाढत जाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kızıştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intensificarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

eskalować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перерости
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

escalada
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλιμακωθεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toeneem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trappas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eskalere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of escalate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCALATE»

The term «escalate» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.753 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCALATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «escalate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «escalate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about escalate

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2 QUOTES WITH «ESCALATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word escalate.
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Nicholas D. Kristof
The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month.
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Alvin Toffler
Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESCALATE»

Discover the use of escalate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to escalate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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NetSuite For Dummies
The ability to escalate not only takes pressure off a support rep who's already done all he can, but it makes the customer feel as though the problem or request is being taken very seriously, even if there's no current resolution. By default, cases ...
Julie Kelly, Luke Braud, Malin Huffman, 2010
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Asian Rivalries: Conflict, Escalation, and Limitations on ...
tion of a state's threat environment remains unchanged then the decision to escalate, de-escalate, or maintain the status quo in the rivalry may depend on a number of other factors, both international and domestic. Other International- Level ...
Sumit Ganguly, William Thompson, 2011
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Game Theory and Animal Behavior
Lee Alan Dugatkin, Hudson Kern Reeve. Escalate Display Withdraw Escalate Display Withdraw [I 'I P 121 Escalate 18.6, 7.0 65.5, 7.5 72.0, 0 % Escalate -9.5,- 16.5 17.1, 1.7 20.4, 0 B 3 3 Display 7.9, 65.1 36.0, 36.0 72.0, 0 3 Display 2.0, 16.8  ...
Lee Alan Dugatkin, Hudson Kern Reeve, 1998
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Defusing Hostile Customers Workbook: For the Public Sector
What happens is that even a calm situation can escalate very quickly as each person “triggers” the other. Of course, when one or both people is angry in the first place, there is a far greater chance of escalation. The escalation/crisis cycle is a ...
Robert Bacal, 1998
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The Scientific Study of Peace and War: A Text Reader
that of the fifty-nine disputes that occur without an ongoing arms race, only three escalate; but of the forty-three disputes with ongoing arms races, twenty-four escalate and nineteen do not (Wallace 1990:121). This is still a statistically significant ...
John A. Vasquez, Marie T. Henehan, 1999
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Anger Management: 6 Critical Steps to a Calmer Life
Anger Management details the roles anger and conflict play in day -to- day interactions at home, at work, and in social environments.
Peter Favaro, Ph. D. Peter Favaro, 2008
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Plunkett's E-Commerce and Internet Business Almanac 2008: ...
ESCALATE RETAIL www.escalateretail.com Financial Services: Stock Brokerage : Mortgages/Loans: Banking: Insurance: Credit Cards: Information: Portal/News: Communities: Search Engine: Financial Data Pub.: Broadcasting/Music: ...
Jack W. Plunkett, Plunkett Research Ltd, 2008
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Perfect Deterrence
Note in particular Challenger's node 3a option to escalate (first), and its option at node 3b to (counter-) escalate;10 note as well Defender's option to counter- escalate at node 4. These additional choices give rise to two additional outcomes .
Frank C. Zagare, D. Marc Kilgour, 2000
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Statistical Methods in Healthcare
If no DLT is observed, escalate the dose. If more than one patient manifests DLT, de-escalate the dose. Otherwise, remain at the same dose. Terminate the trial when a specified number of patients, N, have been observed. 3. UD3: treat the ...
Frederick Faltin, Ron Kenett, Fabrizio Ruggeri, 2012
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What Causes War?: An Introduction to Theories of ...
Huth is interested in what determines whether a territorial dispute, once initiated, will escalate to high levels of diplomatic pressure and militarized confrontations. ( He is not trying to explain war, per se, only militarized confrontations, which ...
Greg Cashman, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESCALATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term escalate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nigeria: Bombings in the North Escalate As 30 Are Killed in Kaduna …
There appears to be no end in sight to the guerilla warfare in Northern Nigeria, as no fewer than 25 people lost their lives while 32 others ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Merging municipalities will escalate problems: opposition parties
Opposition parties this week warned that amalgamating struggling municipalities with other municipalities would lead to bigger problems and ... «News24, Jul 15»
3
Wayne and Orla's troubles escalate
Orla worries about the cost of the repairs and asks Damien to come up with a price list so that she can update the assessor. Orla is shocked ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
4
Home Prices Escalate, 10 States Record Home Price Peaks in May
The recent home price index (HPI) of CoreLogic attributes limited supply of listings for causing a 6.3% increase in home prices nationwide in ... «Uncover Michigan, Jul 15»
5
Green councillor calls for cycle funding to escalate to 10 per cent
A Green councillor is to make a bid tonight to persuade the council to spend more on cycling - from council tax. Councillor Jamie Whitham is ... «getreading, Jul 15»
6
Russia Seeks Stable Relations With U.S. As Tensions Escalate
Even as both sides continue to escalate their rhetoric over eastern Ukraine, Moscow said over the weekend that relations between the two ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
7
Nigerian Governor Calls for Calm as Boko Haram Attacks Escalate
DAKAR, SENEGAL—. Amid a surge of deadly violence by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria's northeast, the governor of the embattled Borno ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»
8
Chicago Shootings Escalate During 4th of July Weekend, Claim 5
Five have been killed during the holiday weekend, already, and police are working mandatory 12-hour shifts to deal with the escalated violence ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
9
Ramadan: Prices of foodstuff escalate in FCT
People walks in a market of the south Ab Prices of foodstuff and other essential commodities have escalated in some markets in the Federal ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
EFF to escalate battle for Marikana justice
EFF to escalate battle for Marikana justice. The EFF will visit Marikana today in a bid to seek justice for miners and their families. The Economic ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»

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