Definition of Escalate

to make stronger or intensify

Examples of Escalate in a sentence

Gas prices usually escalate during the summer because of the high demand for fuel.  🔊

If the price of beef increases, the cost of a hamburger will escalate.  🔊

The tension between the police and city residents will escalate if the officer is not arrested for shooting the unarmed teen.  🔊

Because hostility has started to escalate between the gangs, more officers are being added to the gang task force.  🔊

The veterinarian said it was not unusual for a cat’s anxiety to escalate when the animal moves into a new environment.  🔊

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