English-German translations for escalate

• eskalieren
  Die blutigen Kämpfe werden zweifellos in einen Krieg eskalieren. Bloodbaths will undoubtedly escalate into war.
  Die Gefahr wächst, dass die innenpolitischen Konflikte eskalieren. The risk is rising that internal political conflicts will escalate.
  schriftlich. - Kulturelle Differenzen können - wie wir es erlebt haben - jederzeit eskalieren. As we have experienced, cultural differences can escalate at any time.
• ausufern

Definition of escalate

• To increase in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up
• In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority

Examples

• Violence escalated during the election
• The shooting escalated the existing hostility
• The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.

Related words

• deescalate
• deescalated
• de-escalate