Definition of Escalate
Escalate
es·ca·late
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(verb)
to make bigger or increase in extent or measurement;
e.g. They needed to escalate their sales if they wished to make their year-end goal.
(verb)
increase in tension or argument, to make increasingly severe;
e.g. The palpable tension continued to escalate until they shared his secret and broke the ice.
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