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escalate
(redirected from escalatory)

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es·ca·late  (sk-lt)
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.]

esca·lation n.
esca·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.

escalate [ˈɛskəˌleɪt]
vb
to increase or be increased in extent, intensity, or magnitude to escalate a war prices escalated because of inflation
[back formation from escalator]
escalation  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.escalate - increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
redouble - double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio"
de-escalate, step down, weaken - reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

escalate
verb
1. grow, increase, extend, intensify, expand, surge, be increased, mount, heighten Unions and management fear the dispute could escalate.
grow contract, diminish, decrease, lessen, wane, wind down, abate
2. increase, develop, extend, intensify, expand, build up, step up, heighten, enlarge, magnify, amplify Defeat could cause one side or the other to escalate the conflict.
increase limit, lessen, wind down
Translations
escalate [ˈeskəleɪt]
A. VI
1. [costs, prices] → subir vertiginosamente
production costs have escalatedlos costes de producción han subido vertiginosamente
escalating costscostes mpl que van en continuo aumento
the cost of the project has escalated to £8.7 millionel coste del proyecto ha subido vertiginosamente a 8,7 millones de libras
2. [violence, tension, conflict] → intensificarse
the violence could escalate into a warla violencia podría intensificarse hasta llegar a una guerra
B. VT [+ conflict] → intensificar; [+ demands] → aumentar

escalate [ˈɛskəleɪt]
vi
(= get worse) [war, dispute] → s'intensifier
to escalate into sth → dégénérer en qch
(= rise sharply) [costs] → monter en flèche
vt [+ conflict, war] → intensifier

escalate
vt warausweiten, eskalieren; costssprunghaft erhöhen
visich ausweiten, um sich greifen, eskalieren; (costs)eskalieren, in die Höhe schnellen

escalate [ˈɛskəˌleɪt]
1. vi
a. (violence, fighting, bombing) → intensificarsi
b. (costs) → salire
2. vtintensificare

escalate [ˈɛskəˌleɪt]
1. vi
a. (violence, fighting, bombing) → intensificarsi
b. (costs) → salire
2. vtintensificare

escalate
v escalate [ˈeskəleit]
to increase or enlarge rapidly Prices are escalating. styg, eskaleer يُصَعِّد، يَزيد حِدَّة повишавам zvyšovat se stige; forøge eskalieren κλιμακώνω, κλιμακώνομαι aumentar tõusma, laienema افزایش یافتن؛ بالا رفتن nousta grimper לְהַסלִים बढ़ाना pojačavati, zaoštravati kiterjed meningkat stigmagna(st aumentare 増大する 급격히 증가하다 augti, didėti (par cenām) celties; palielināt; saasināt meningkat snel stijgen øke, trappe opp rosnąć, powiększać się aumentar a creşte rapid увеличивать(ся) stupňovať sa naraščati eskalirati trappa upp, eskalera เพิ่มขึ้น yükselmek, artmak 迅速上漲, 逐步升高 посилювати(ся); загострювати(ся) بتدریج زیادہ ہونا leo thang ,
n escaˈlation
styging تَصْعيد، زِيادَة حِدَّة покачване vystupňování stigning; forøgelse die Eskalation κλιμάκωση escalada tõus, laienemine تشدید؛ افزایش nousu, laajeneminen escalade הַסלָמָה वृद्धि pojačavanje, zaoštravanje kiterjesztés kenaikan stigmögnun intensificazione, aumento 段階的拡大 단계적 확대 didėjimas, didinimas, eskalacija (cenu) celšanās; saasinājums peningkatan snelle stijging stigning, opptrapping eskalacja subida creştere эскалация vystupňovanie vzpon, eskalacija eskalacija upptrappning, eskalering การเพิ่ม; การทำให้มากขึ้น artış 迅速上漲 розгортання, ескалація ترفع sự leo thang


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At some point, it will surely be exhausted and the chance for a negotiated settlement will be lost in an uncontrolled escalatory spiral of violence and retribution.
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The resort to military exercises as a threatening signal to the ROC and other actors demonstrates both the resolve of Chinese leaders not to mitigate their claims and the rapid escalatory potential of this situation.
 
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