Look up: escalate

1. escalate
   [v] - increase in extent or intensity
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2. escalate
   intensify 2 step up verb increase in extent or intensity; `The Allies escalated the bombing`
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3. escalate
   to increase or make worse
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4. escalate
   escalate 1. To increase, to enlarge, or to intensify: 'The President was trying to escalate the number of troops in Iraq.' 2. To increase in intensity or extent: 'The democrats have had a deepening long-term impasse with President Bush that is certain to escalate.”
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