Associations to the word «Escalate»
Noun
- Shia
- Truce
- Fighting
- Reprisal
- Storyline
- Repression
- Terrorism
- Dose
- Ira
- Threat
- Attack
- Brutality
- Prompting
- Intervention
- Militant
- Fatality
- Massacre
- Resolve
- Rebellion
- Disobedience
- Imbalance
- Demonstrator
- Atrocity
- War
- Abuse
- Vietnamese
- Intensity
- Assassination
- Cartel
- Full
- Gong
- Bystander
- Guerrilla
- Scale
- Severity
- Lebanese
- Insurrection
- Shortage
- Exclusion
- Misunderstanding
- Strife
- Shootout
- Kurd
- Demand
- Militia
- Pakistani
- Israeli
- Kidnapping
- Sharif
- Nato
- Nixon
- Reagan
- Faction
- Resentment
- Backlash
- Gang
- Strike
- Islamist
- Accusation
- Raid
- Blockade
- Colonist
- Outbreak
Adjective
Wiktionary
ESCALATE, verb. (ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
ESCALATE, verb. (transitive) In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority
Dictionary definition
ESCALATE, verb. Increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing".
Wise words
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