escalate-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) increase in extent or intensity.

Examples:
The Allies escalated the bombing.
Iran has escalated its involvement in Iraq.
What factor escalated the war of Vietnam?

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VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: escalate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1