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How to pronounce “escalate”
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Pronunciation guide for escalate
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of escalate with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Krav Maga Tactical Survival
how and when to de-escalate potentially violent situations,
- Definition summary
- (ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce escalate
Krav Maga Tactical Survival

how and when to de-escalate potentially violent situations,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “escalate”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
- (transitive) In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority
- (uncommon) To climb.
- (rare) To move by escalator.
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