escalate

/หˆษ›s.kษ™.leษชt/

IPA: /EH1 S K AH0 L EY0 T/

verb
  1. 1

    To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.

    โ€œThe shooting escalated the existing hostility.โ€

  2. 2

    In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority

    โ€œThe tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.โ€

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