escalate
verb
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How to pronounce escalate:

Definition of escalate:

escalate (verb):
increase in extent or intensity.
to increase or be increased in size, seriousness, or intensity
to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope

Synonyms for escalate:

accelerate
accumulate
appreciate
balloon
be increased
boom
climb
enlarge
expand
extend
gain
grow
heighten
increase
intensify
mount
multiply
proliferate
rise
roll up
snowball
spread
step up
surge
swell
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Antonyms for escalate:

abase
abate
abbreviate
abridge
alight
allay
alleviate
amortise
amortize
arrest
attenuate
become less
become smaller
better
blemish
blunt
brake
break
bridle
bring down
buckle
budget cut
calm
cascade
cave in
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