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escalate

/ˈɛskəleɪt/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈɛskəleɪt/
escalate
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

es - ca - late -> escalate

Myanmar meaning

(v) တစ်စထက်တစ်စကျယ်ပြန့်လာ(စေ)သည်။ပို၍ပို၍ပြင်းထန်လာ(စေ)သည်။

Full entry

escalate /'eskǝleÇt/ v

အရှိန်မြှင့်သည်။ မြင့်တက်သည်။ the steadily escalating costs of research
❍ These local troubles could soon escalate into civil war. ❍ The government is deliberately escalating the war for political reasons. escalation /eskǝ'leÇʃn/ n [C, U] ~ (in sth) : an escalation in food prices ❍ try to prevent any further escalation of the conflict.

More examples
  • The tension escalated until it became unbearable.
  • Rebel forces have escalated the fighting.
  • [escalate into] : Any one of these border disputes could escalate into war.
  • An effort to control escalating costs
  • The escalation of prices
  • An escalation in violence
Synonyms
rise, go up, shoot up, soar, rocket, go sky-high, spiral, accelerate, amplify, ascend, be increased, broaden, climb, deteriorate, enlarge, expand, extend, go from bad to worse, grow, grow rapidly, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify, make worse, mount, raise, scale, step up, widen, worsen
Antonyms
abridge, compress, condense, contract, curtail, decline, decrease, descend, diminish, drop, fall, go down, halt, improve, lessen, lower, reduce, shorten, shrink, slow, slump, stop, weaken
Cross references
risego upshoot upsoarrocketgo sky-highspiralaccelerateamplifyascendbe increasedbroadenclimbdeteriorateenlargeexpandextendgo from bad to worsegrowgrow rapidlyheightenincreaseintensifymagnifymake worsemountraisescale
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