0 past simple and past participle of escalate
1 to become or make something become greater or more serious:
His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
The row could escalate into full-blown conflict.
The decision to escalate UN involvement has been made in the hopes of a swift end to the hostilities.
The escalating rate of inflation will almost certainly bring escalating prices.
You might need to escalate the issue to the next highest level management team.
The customer is threatening to escalate his complaint.
Any retaliation would only escalate the violence.
If you do not hear from us within 10 working days of having escalated your complaint, please contact Mr. K. Santhanam.
You need to anticipate and address problems before they are escalated to the board.
He warned auditors that if there was an inadequate rating, he would "escalate the issue to the highest level possible in the government."
Intercommunal violence escalated dramatically during the following two years.
