to escalate a conflict

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• escalate — [[t]e̱skəleɪt[/t]] escalates, escalating, escalated V ERG If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity. [JOURNALISM] Both unions and management fear the dispute could… …   English dictionary

• escalate — is a 1920s back formation from escalator (first recorded in 1900), and has burst the bounds of meaning that a word for a moving staircase might be expected to impose. Not surprisingly, escalate is now rarely used in its first meaning ‘to travel… …   Modern English usage

• escalate — ☆ escalate [es′kə lāt΄ ] vi. escalated, escalating [back form. < ESCALATOR] 1. to rise on or as on an escalator 2. to expand step by step, as from a limited or local conflict into a general, esp. nuclear, war 3. to grow or increase rapidly,… …   English World dictionary

• escalate — verb 1 become/make sth worse ADVERB ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ gradually, steadily ▪ Violence between the two sides has been steadily escalating. ▪ The risks gradually escalate …   Collocations dictionary

• escalate — v. (D; intr.) to escalate into (the local war escalated into a major conflict) * * * [ eskəleɪt] (D; intr.) to escalate into (the local war escalated into a major conflict) …   Combinatory dictionary

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• conflict — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fight/argument ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major ▪ bitter, brutal, serious, violent ▪ escalating, increasing …   Collocations dictionary

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