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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : es-kuh-leyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛs kəˌleɪt |
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Définition of escalated
Origin :- 1922, back-formation from escalator, replacing earlier verb escalade (1801), from the noun escalade. Escalate came into general use with a figurative sense of "raise" after 1959 in reference to the possibility of nuclear war. Related: Escalated; escalating.
- verb increase, be increased
- Financial burdens, however, escalated rapidly between 1886 and 1911.
- Extract from : « Area Handbook for Bulgaria » by Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
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