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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions escalate verb (escalates, escalating, escalated) (transitive and intransitive) to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up Violence escalated during the election. The shooting escalated the existing hostility. in technical support, to transfer a telephone caller to the next higher level of authority The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2. Translations:  German: eskalieren (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) (trans-top, to transfer a telephone caller to the next higher level of authority) (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) Etymology: (back-form, escalator)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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