Definition of escalate

	Definition of
1	[ verb ] increase in extent or intensity Synonyms step_up intensify Examples "The Allies escalated the bombing" Related terms de-escalate increase redouble escalation increase
*	Rhymes with tesselate desolate speculate collate percolate circulate postulate distillate isolate oscillate insulate articulate vacillate lanceolate inoculate calculate miscalculate recalculate regulate encapsulate emulate ventilate ventilate crenelate undulate interpolate recapitulate adulate deregulate correlate flagellate congratulate titillate breastplate simulate manipulate assimilate stipulate stimulate emasculate coagulate strangulate legislate electroplate contemplate conflate appellate copulate mutilate annihilate accumulate tabulate extrapolate populate depopulate reformulate formulate demodulate slate ejaculate violate late overpopulate nameplate oblate dilate elate boilerplate translate template oblate interrelate relate angulate translate prelate plate relate deflate capitulate modulate inflate modulate reflate silverplate Phonetic and Homophones EH1 S K AH0 L EY2 T Similar Spelling escalade escalator escalader escalation eschalot To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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