Escalate Meaning. Feb 27 Word of the Day. Escalate definition to increase in intensity magnitude etc.
To increase or be increased in extent intensity or magnitude. Tensions that escalated into violence. Escalate 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.
Prices escalated because of inflation.
To escalate a war. 1 intransitivetransitive to become much worse or more serious or to make something do this The tension escalated until it became unbearable. To involve someone more. To increase in intensity extent or amount.
