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- Dictionaryescalating/ˈɛskəleɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. increasing rapidly: "the escalating cost of healthcare"
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ESCALATE definition: 1. to become or make something become greater or more serious: 2. to involve someone more…. Learn more.
The meaning of ESCALATE is to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope. How to use escalate in a sentence. to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope; expand…
adjective [ before noun ] uk / ˈeskəleɪtɪŋ / us. Add to word list. increasing in price, amount, rate, etc.: escalating costs / prices / rates. (Definition of escalating from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of escalating. escalating.
verb (used with or without object) , es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing. to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.: to escalate a war; a time when prices escalate. Synonyms: swell, mount, advance. Antonyms: fall, decrease, lower. to raise, lower, rise, or descend on or as if on an escalator. escalate.
Definition of escalate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. 1. to increase or be increased in extent, intensity, or magnitude. to escalate a war. prices escalated because of inflation. 2.(transitive) to refer (an issue) to a person with greater authority or expertise. to escalate a complaint to the area manager. Collins English Dictionary.
1. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. 2. To pass (a transaction or case) on to a higher level in an organizational hierarchy: escalated the customer's complaint. [Back-formation from escalator .] es′ca·la′tion n. es′ca·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
