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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. increase in extent or intensity;
- Example: "The Allies escalated the bombing"
[syn: escalate, intensify, step up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

escalate
    v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the
         bombing" [syn: escalate, intensify, step up] [ant:
         de-escalate, step down, weaken]