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From the verb escalate: (⇒ conjugate)
escalating is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

escalate
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Sense: Verb: increase

Synonyms:

increase , intensify, heighten, rise , grow , balloon , mushroom , snowball, gain , mount , climb , ramp up, go up, shoot up, go up a notch (informal), build up, accumulate, burgeon, accelerate

Sense: Verb: cause to increase or intensify

Synonyms:

heighten, intensify, increase , raise , up , ramp up, amplify, magnify, take sth up a notch (informal), augment, accelerate, pump up, ratchet up, exacerbate, aggravate

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