Dictionary entry

Escalate

Pronunciation: /ˈɛskəleɪt/

Pronunciation

/ˈɛskəleɪt/

Myanmar Meaning

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

Definition

escalate /'eskǝleÇt/ v အရိွန္ျမႇင့္သည္။ ျမင့္တက္သည္။ 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.

Examples

  1. The tension escalated until it became unbearable.
  2. Rebel forces have escalated the fighting.
  3. [escalate into] : Any one of these border disputes could escalate into war.
  4. An effort to control escalating costs
  5. The escalation of prices
  6. An escalation in violence