(v) :
to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up; in technical support, to transfer a telephone caller to the next higher level of authority
"violence escalated during the election."
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(v) :
to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up; in technical support, to transfer a telephone caller to the next higher level of authority