Question

If a bad situation e________ or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity.If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity.Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate.The protests escalated into five days of rioting.Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.The threat of nuclear escalation remains....a sudden escalation of violence. verbIf a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity.Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate.The protests escalated into five days of rioting.Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.The threat of nuclear escalation remains....a sudden escalation of violence. C1

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escalate escalatesescalatingescalatedescalationescalations

query	If a bad situation e________ or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity.If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity. Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate. The protests escalated into five days of rioting. Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict. The threat of nuclear escalation remains. ...a sudden escalation of violence.
word	escalate
full-definition	verb If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity. Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate. The protests escalated into five days of rioting. Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict. The threat of nuclear escalation remains. ...a sudden escalation of violence.
inflections	escalatesescalatingescalatedescalationescalations
cefr-level	C1

Escalates Escalation Bad Situation Greater Size Seriousness Intensity