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1
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
- as the war between the two countries escalated, it threatened to become a global conflict
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2
to make greater in size, amount, or number
- the president promised to escalate the government's program to combat the dreaded disease
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- bump (up),
- ratchet (up)
- also rachet (up)
- beef (up),
- reinforce
- (also reenforce),
- strengthen
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“Escalate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escalate. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of escalate was in 1944
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