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escalate

🇬🇧 UK/'eskәleit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To increase in extent, intensity, or severity; to intensify or step up.

逐步升级,逐步扩大(规模或强度)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
escalclimb, rise, go up
+
ateto make, having
=escalate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The conflict escalated into a full-scale war.

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