es·ca·late ( s k -l t )v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v.intr. To increase in intensity or extent: "a deepening long-term impasse that is certain to escalate" (Stewart L. Udall). [Back-formation from escalator.] es ca·lation n.es ca·la·tory (-l-tôr , -t r) adj. |
A deliberate or unpremeditated increase in scope or violence of a conflict.
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| Noun | 1. | escalation - an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities" |
escalation
noun increase, rise, build-up, expansion, heightening, developing, acceleration, upsurge, intensification, amplification a sudden escalation of unrest in the south-eastern region
Translations
escalation [ˌeskəˈleɪʃən] N [of costs, prices] → aumento m (vertiginoso), escalada f; [of tension, conflict] → intensificación f; [of violence] → intensificación f, escalada f
the threat of nuclear escalation remains → sigue en pie la amenaza de una intensificación del conflicto nuclear
the threat of nuclear escalation remains → sigue en pie la amenaza de una intensificación del conflicto nuclear
escalation
n → Eskalation f
escalation [ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ/ən] n → escalation f inv; (of prices) → aumento
escalation [ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ/ən] n → escalation f inv; (of prices) → aumento
escalation [ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ/ən] n → escalation f inv; (of prices) → aumento
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