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escalate in Dutch

escalate in Dutch is escaleren — escalate means to increase in intensity, size, or seriousness.

escalate in Dutch

escaleren
verb
(ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.

What does "escalate" mean?

  1. verb To increase in intensity, size, or seriousness.
    "Tensions between the two countries continued to escalate."
  2. verb To pass a problem or issue on to someone with greater authority to handle it.
    "If the support agent can't fix it, they'll escalate the ticket to a supervisor."
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escalate in a sentence

  • Tensions between the two countries continued to escalate.
  • The argument escalated into a full-blown shouting match.
  • If the support agent can't fix it, they'll escalate the ticket to a supervisor.

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What is "escalate" in Dutch?

"escalate" in Dutch is escaleren. escalate means: To increase in intensity, size, or seriousness.

How do you use "escalate" in a sentence?

Example: "Tensions between the two countries continued to escalate." In Dutch, "escalate" is escaleren.

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