Escalate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Escalate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

increase in extent or intensity

"The Allies escalated the bombing"

escalate intensify step up

To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.

See Also

scale re escalation extent escalator escalatingly go nuclear escalating increase

Related Terms

scale re escalation extent escalator escalatingly go nuclear escalating increase intensify step up escalated intensity take it outside come to blows unescalated escalates

Antonyms

weaken

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

increase

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

redouble

Rhyming Words

ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate

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