单词	escalating
释义	escalate verb es·​ca·​late ˈe-skə-ˌlāt  nonstandard -skyə-  escalated; escalating intransitive verb : to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope a little war threatens to escalate into a huge ugly one Arnold Abrams transitive verb : expand sense 2 escalation ˌe-skə-ˈlā-shən   nonstandard  -skyə- noun escalatory ˈe-skə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē   nonstandard  -skyə- adjective Synonyms accelerate accumulate appreciate balloon boom build up burgeon bourgeon climb enlarge expand gain increase mount multiply mushroom proliferate rise roll up snowball spread swell wax See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The conflict has escalated into an all-out war. a time of escalating tensions We are trying not to escalate the violence. Salaries of leading executives have continued to escalate. The cold weather has escalated fuel prices. Recent Examples on the Web To relieve some of the burden on law enforcement agencies, and attempt to de-escalate encounters between police and civilians, some cities and counties across the state are experimenting with sending non-police employees to answer some 911 calls. James Freeman, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Kiwi Farms’ harassment continued to escalate even after Sorrenti got swatted. WIRED, 10 Sep. 2022 Although some wondered whether Bolsonaro might use the event to further escalate his attacks on the electoral process, the president largely stuck to a campaign speech. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Worry Darling premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Monday, where the discomfort seemed to escalate when Pugh did not attend the movie's press conference with Wilde and her costars Styles, Chris Pine, and Gemma Chan. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The first step to even have a chance at reconciling is for one person to take a step back and attempt to de-escalate, apologize, extend an olive branch, offer to make amends. Johnny Lam, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 For all that, Russia, remains a nuclear superpower with a fearsome capability to escalate the conflict that may yet prove decisive. Marc Champion, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 The murder of the daughter of a prominent Russian ultranationalist in a car bombing over the weekend could also provide the Kremlin with another excuse to escalate, after Russia’s FSB security agency blamed Ukraine for the killing. Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2022 Others wondered if it might have been intended to silence those like Mr. Dugin, who want Mr. Putin to escalate. New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology back-formation from escalator First Known Use 1944, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Phrases Containing escalate de-escalate re-escalate de-escalate re-escalate escalating verb present participle of escalate 1 as in increasing to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number as the war between the two countries escalated, it threatened to become a global conflict Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance increasing rising accelerating swelling expanding intensifying multiplying climbing snowballing proliferating mounting ballooning mushrooming accumulating surging waxing spreading booming burgeoning skyrocketing gaining enlarging heightening bourgeoning rolling up jumping appreciating rocketing building up inflating peaking redoubling distending crescendoing cresting bulking blowing up puffing (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms decreasing diminishing contracting lessening dwindling receding waning See More 2 as in accelerating to make greater in size, amount, or number the president promised to escalate the government's program to combat the dreaded disease Synonyms & Similar Words increasing accelerating expanding boosting augmenting raising multiplying intensifying extending stoking swelling compounding enhancing amplifying reinforcing upping hyping enlarging strengthening maximizing aggrandizing skyrocketing pumping up spiking heightening supersizing building up booming developing supplementing adding (to) inflating jumping prolonging lengthening protracting stretching complementing distending elongating accumulating drawing out dilating amassing magnifying collecting blowing up racheting (up) bumping (up) reenforcing ratcheting (up) parlaying following up fleshing (out) beefing (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms decreasing reducing diminishing lowering dwindling lessening downsizing abating subtracting (from) curtailing de-escalating shortening contracting abbreviating abridging compressing minifying condensing constricting retrenching cutting back See More
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