ESCALATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Since 1993, as successive central governments have restrained public spending and taxation, social services departments have experienced escalating demands for support but stringent budgetary constraints
escalating - WordReference. com Dictionary of English es•ca•late ˈɛskəˌleɪt v , -lat•ed, -lat•ing to (cause to) increase in intensity, degree, or amount; to (cause to) rise: [no object] a time when the war escalated beyond control [~ + object] The foes escalated the war es•ca•late (es′ kə lāt′), v t , v i , -lat•ed, -lat•ing
escalate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . escalate into something The fighting escalated into a full-scale war escalate something (into something) We do not want to escalate the war Violence between the two sides has been steadily escalating The conflict could escalate rapidly into a full-scale war Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
escalate | meaning of escalate in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . . From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English es‧ca‧late ˈeskəleɪt verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 if fighting, violence, or a bad situation escalates, or if someone escalates it, it becomes much worse escalate into Her fear was escalating into panic The fighting on the border is escalating