escalate

Questions about escalate

What does escalate mean?

escalate means "increase in extent or intensity".

How many syllables are in escalate?

escalate has 3 syllables: es-ca-late. The stress falls on "es". In IPA it is /ˈɛskəˌleɪt/.

What is another word for escalate?

Close synonyms include intensify, step up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of escalate?

The recorded antonyms are de-escalate.

Is escalate a common word?

escalate is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with escalate?

56 words rhyme with escalate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.