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escalates
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▼
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To increase in amount, size, degree or value
To make or become bigger in scale, or more intense or serious
To deteriorate in condition
To make more strict or stringent
To transfer responsibility, typically to a higher authority
To elevate or extend in an upward direction or motion
To hasten the speed or progress of
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Verb
▲
To increase in amount, size, degree or value
increases
expands
extends
amplifies
enlarges
accelerates
raises
aggrandizes
augments
boosts
compounds
hypes
multiplies
soars
stokes
supersizes
swells
ups
climbs
develops
intensifies
mounts
rockets
spirals
surges
adds to
balloons
builds up
heightens
increases rapidly
magnifies
pumps up
skyrockets
ascends
goes up
grows rapidly
rises rapidly
scales
shoots up
steps up
goes through the ceiling
goes through the roof
goes from bad to worse
fuels
makes intricate
makes complex
mends
feeds
adds fuel to
stokes up
keeps burning
“The cost of the Games has risen to at least 6 billion euros, and many observers expect the costs to
escalate
even more.”
Verb
▲
To make or become bigger in scale, or more intense or serious
increases
grows
expands
rises
multiplies
swells
proliferates
enlarges
burgeons
mounts
mushrooms
snowballs
climbs
heightens
appreciates
extends
intensifies
accumulates
spreads
bourgeons
balloons
accelerates
develops
booms
gains
waxes
strengthens
surges
broadens
widens
builds up
rolls up
augments
boosts
amplifies
raises
magnifies
compounds
inflates
aggrandizes
enhances
ups
adds to
rockets
builds
pumps up
soars
steps up
beefs up
elevates
deepens
supersizes
advances
reinforces
shoots up
lifts
jacks up
hikes up
spirals
skyrockets
improves
increments
exacerbates
hypes
stokes
aggravates
redoubles
accrues
bumps up
mounts up
hikes
cranks up
goes up
increases rapidly
grows rapidly
doubles
supplements
consolidates
accentuates
progresses
amasses
amps up
pads
makes larger
makes bigger
blows up
intensates
gets bigger
upgrades
makes greater
inflames
dilates
maximizes
US
flourishes
tops up
exaggerates
goes through the roof
worsens
maximises
UK
furthers
triples
adds
rises rapidly
goes through the ceiling
marks up
pumps
ratchets up
upsurges
picks up
makes worse
stretches
leaps up
thrives
becomes larger
becomes more numerous
thickens
rouses
blooms
prospers
piles up
annexes
US
arises
leaps
cumulates
upscales
jumps
parlays
slaps on
puffs up
pyramids
pushes up
enriches
scales up
sharpens
spikes
uprises
sprouts
propagates
puts up
goes sky-high
explodes
jumps up
prolongs
exalts
pullulates
jacks
emphasizes
US
gets larger
runs riot
tacks on
fills out
bolsters
becomes greater
makes better
emphasises
UK
increases in value
increases exponentially
runs up
gains strength
scales
increases in size
bloats
boosts up
concentrates
soups up
dramatically increases
optimizes
US
drastically increases
hits the roof
climbs sharply
rises steeply
nurtures
cultivates
teems
swarms
ameliorates
festers
flowers
collects
gathers
betters
upraises
ascends
quickens
encourages
elaborates
gets higher
stresses
fosters
hastens
diffuses
luxuriates
peaks
distends
uplifts
upsizes
goes up in price
springs up
piles on
bulks
optimises
UK
rises up
fills
pervades
lengthens
fortifies
increases in scope
increases suddenly
fleshes out
protracts
turns up
bulks up
outspreads
puffs out
heats up
becomes bigger
bucks up
increases dramatically
speeds up
shores up
spreads like wildfire
breeds
reenforces
springs
inclines
tops
manifolds
aggregates
grows stronger
wells
follows up
apes up
blossoms
diversifies
expatiates
underlines
embiggens
matures
piles
gets to
grows full
becomes large
fattens
surges up
starts to be
opens
metastasizes
bursts
detonates
enforces
fans the flames
ferments
takes off
adds fuel to the fire
adds fuel to the flames
puts salt on the wound
smoulders
UK
brews
races
promotes
flows
reaches
wakes up
goes uphill
moves up
branches out
bulges
succeeds
increases in extent
smolders
US
heats
bursts forth
develops rapidly
stimulates
spurts
spreads out
becomes distended
rains
pours
overruns
harshens
goes off
sweetens
puts on a spurt
crests
darkens
accents
brightens
lightens
whets
points
piggybacks
advertizes
advertises
revitalizes
US
turbocharges
ramps up
intumesces
tumefies
gets stronger
grows in
stocks up
stacks up
billows
gooses up
fetches up
sends through the roof
buttresses
vaults
towers
escalades
sets off
tones up
heaps on
adds fuel
is successful
does well
are successful
comes on
extends operations
broadens one's horizons
rallies
revitalises
UK
hots up
becomes worse
rises in value
prolongates
continues
averages up
embellishes
pours it on
overstates
becomes strong
becomes stronger
embroiders
overemphasizes
US
raises the value of
hyperbolizes
spirals upwards
unfolds
overplays
dramatizes
US
grows greater
tags on
overdoes
grows larger
sprawls
spreads uncontrolled
grows profusely
overestimates
circulates
sweeps
spreads across
overemphasises
UK
dramatises
UK
spreads through
opens out
rolls out
spreads like lightning
makes a big thing out of
blows something out of all proportion
stretches the truth
touches up
blows up out of all proportion
swells up
drives up
grows quickly
more ❯
“Therefore, there is the possibility that a relatively small problem may rapidly
escalate
into a crisis.”
Verb
▲
To deteriorate in condition
deteriorates
declines
degenerates
regresses
retrogrades
retrogresses
collapses
disimproves
ebbs
stagnates
falls
languishes
degrades
rots
slides
sinks
slips
slumps
devolves
lapses
fails
worsens
decays
drops
wanes
goes downhill
goes backwards
becomes worse
gets worse
hits the skids
“The sinful nature of these brutes is starting to
escalate
to highly dangerous levels.”
Verb
▲
To make more strict or stringent
increases
heightens
tightens
toughens
stiffens
ups
hardens
harshens
strengthens
toughens up
beefs up
scales up
tightens up
cranks up
makes more severe
makes more stringent
makes stricter
makes more rigorous
makes more rigid
“We will have to
escalate
the measures taken and perhaps use existing regulations to control the sale of these products.”
Verb
▲
To transfer responsibility, typically to a higher authority
assigns
reassigns
refers
remits
transfers
handballs
directs
entrusts
passes
sends on
submits
turns over
hands on
hands over
passes on
commits
delivers
consigns
gives
delegates
leaves
hands
transmits
trusts
gives over
vests
confides
reposes
intrusts
commends
conveys
recommends
devolves
grants
hands down
allots
allocates
bequeaths
cedes
bestows
relinquishes
confers
commissions
places
relegates
signs over
makes over
endows
charges
authorizes
US
invests
deputes
tasks
apportions
hands out
authorises
UK
issues
offers
sends
casts
dispatches
furnishes
confers on
bestows on
surrenders
supplies
dispenses
presents
yields
affords
imparts
designates
appoints
vouchsafes
alienates
farms out
parcels out
leaves to
circulates
lets someone have
gives to
tosses
throws
puts
chucks
donates
puts in charge of
accords
reaches
exchanges
bungs
confines
sends out
devises
demises
forwards
engages
deposits
contributes
gives custody
deposits with
gives custody of
leaves with
gives free rein
shifts
ordains
moves
leaves to by will
lends
legates
shunts
sends on errand
deals
sets
holds responsible for
sends on mission
prescribes
promises
employs
destines
gives up
dumps
offloads
foists
taxes
saddles
burdens
gets rid of
fobs off
passes to
hands to
decentralizes
US
lets go of
decentralises
UK
passes down
palms off
parts with
lodges
lays
encumbers
pertains
belongs
settles
vests in
gives into the charge of
puts into the hands of
gives into the care of
gives responsibility for
gives into the custody of
entrusts to
grants to
invests in
puts in the hands of
distributes
provides
subcontracts
disburses
jobs
inflicts
provisions
equips
farms
forks over
deals out
passes out
doles out
gives out
metes out
produces
shares out
hands round
dishes out
passes round
serves
purveys
outsources
feeds
assigns to others
contracts out
hires out
makes available
kits out
fixes up
diverts
redirects
channels
appropriates
deeds
aliens
abdicates
changes
more ❯
“At that time, if we are still not in agreement, I will have no choice but to
escalate
this issue to my manager Glenda Starnes.”
Verb
▲
To elevate or extend in an upward direction or motion
ascends
climbs
rises
soars
mounts
arises
lifts
scales
flies
upthrusts
aspires
uprises
thrusts
ups
uprears
levitates
upturns
floats
towers
conquers
looms
sprouts
goes up
rises up
flies up
lifts off
moves up
takes off
climbs up
moves upwards
clambers up
comes up
moves upward
scrambles up
goes upwards
gets up
takes to the air
makes its way up
floats up
shins up
slopes upwards
comes upwards
shoots up
shoots
skyrockets
glides
rockets
sails
spirals
goes sky-high
blasts off
sweeps upward
shifts up
makes one's way up
pushes up
reaches up
bobs up
launches
soars up
leaves the ground
shinnies
surmounts
shins
jumps
escalades
clambers
tops
drifts
flies upwards
drifts up
becomes airborne
flies off
gets off the ground
hops
arcs
wings
crests
bounds
springs
leaps
darts
skips
clears
wings its way
takes flight
surfaces
jumps up
shinnies up
breaks the surface
vaults up
swarms up
rises into the air
pops up
springs up
heightens
upsprings
zooms
gains altitude
juts
extends
catapults
reaches
inclines
defies gravity
scrabbles up
takes wing
runs up
stretches
slopes
stabs
climbs over
piggybacks
roofs
gets higher
goes uphill
advances
increases
progresses
climbs to the top of
reaches out
stretches out
wafts
reaches the summit of
goes over
slants upwards
gets steeper
reaches the top of
stands
broaches
breaks
reappears
comes to the surface
comes out
stands up
comes to the top
walks up
hurdles
leaps up
piles out
turns out
becomes erect
straightens up
leapfrogs
overleaps
saltates
bobs
negotiates
bounces
lunges
reemerges
resurfaces
vaults
sails over
skips over
jumps over
springs over
leapfrogs over
pole-vaults
leaps over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hasten the speed or progress of
fast-tracks
accelerates
expedites
rushes
drives
hastens
hurries
precipitates
promotes
quickens
advances
boosts
impels
whisks
speeds up
hurries up
cranks up
gathers momentum
makes faster
spurs on
fires up
gets moving
gives a boost to
facilitates
forwards
furthers
stimulates
presses
steps up
makes easier
simplifies
dispatches
assists
helps along
aids
speeds
spurs
eases
stokes
smooths the way for
helps
clears the way for
smooths
makes easy
assists the progress of
paves the way for
loosens up
pushes
smooths the path of
opens the door for
greases the wheels
runs interference for
makes possible
oils the wheels of
inspires
enables
motivates
encourages
makes smoother
makes smooth
opens doors
paves the way
hand-carries
walks through
revs up
sets the stage
greases
urges
unclogs
fast tracks
pushes through
picks up speed
gets faster
greases wheels
oils the wheels for
urges on
gees up
clears a path for
goes faster
gives a push to
speedies
cracks on
sends forward
helps with
assists in
lessens the labour of
reduces the difficulty of
opens the door to
goads
bundles
hurries on
pushes forward
picks up the pace
increases speed
gathers speed
oils
lubricates
dashes off
finishes quickly
makes short work of
shoots through
accomplishes quickly
achieves quickly
makes haste
takes the edge off
irons out the difficulties of
takes the sting out
makes peace
plays into
more ❯
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