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Meaning of escalate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

escalate

Pronunciation:/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.

    Example: The shooting escalated the existing hostility.

  2. In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority

    Example: The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/escalate

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step upintensifyheightenheightenedheighteningenhanceincreasingrise