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present tense third-person singular of escalate
Synonyms & Antonyms of escalates
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
Synonyms for escalates
- accelerates,
- accumulates,
- appreciates,
- balloons,
- booms,
- builds up,
- burgeons
- (also bourgeons),
- climbs,
- enlarges,
- expands,
- gains,
- increases,
- mounts,
- multiplies,
- mushrooms,
- proliferates,
- rises,
- rolls up,
- snowballs,
- spreads,
- swells,
- waxes
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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
Synonyms for escalates
Words Related to escalates
- beefs (up),
- reinforces
- (also reenforces),
- strengthens
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