8 Letter Words for Escalate
escalate
7 Letter Words for Escalate
acetals, caseate, celesta, lactase, stalace
6 Letter Words for Escalate
acates, acetal, acetla, alates, alsace, ateles, calesa, casate, castle, cleats, eacles, eclats, elates, elects, lacets, sacate, sacela, saltee, scalae, scalet, sclate, sealet, secale, select, steale, taleae, tascal, teasel, teasle
5 Letter Words for Escalate
acale, acast, acate, aceta, alate, alcea, alces, alecs, asale, astel, atees, atlas, atlee, caese, casal, caste, catel, cates, cease, celts, cesta, ceste, cetes, claes, clast, clats, cleat, eales, easel, easle, eclat, ectal, elate, elect, laces, lacet, lease, least, leats, lects, leets, leste, salat, salet, salta, scala, scale, scalt, sceat, sclat, setae, setal, slate, sleet, slete, stale, steal, steel, stela, stele, taces, talas, talcs, talea, tales, teals, tease, teels, teles, tesla
4 Letter Words for Escalate
aals, aces, acle, acta, acts, alae, alas, alca, alce, alec, alee, ales, alts, asea, asta, ates, atle, cals, casa, case, cast, cate, cats, ceas, cees, cele, cels, celt, cest, cete, clat, clee, eale, ease, east, eats, eels, elec, else, elts, esca, etas, laas, lace, lacs, laet, lasa, lase, last, lata, late, lats, leas, leat, lect, lees, leet, lese, lest, lete, lets, sala, sale, salt, sata, sate, scat, scet, seal, seat, sect, seel, sele, selt, seta, slat, slee, taal, tace, tael, tala, talc, tale, teal, teas, teca, teel, tees, tela, tele, tels
3 Letter Words for Escalate
aal, aas, ace, act, aes, ala, alc, ale, als, alt, ase, asl, ast, ate, cal, cat, cee, cel, cst, cte, cts, eas, eat, ect, eec, eel, ela, els, elt, esc, ese, est, eta, etc, laa, lac, las, lat, lca, lea, lee, les, let, lsc, lst, saa, sac, sal, sat, sct, sea, sec, see, sel, set, sla, sle, slt, sta, taa, tal, tas, tea, tec, tee, tel, tes, tlc
Definitions for Escalate
[1] to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.: to escalate a war; a time when prices escalate.
[2] to raise, lower, rise, or descend on or as if on an escalator.
[3] to increase or be increased in extent, intensity, or magnitude to escalate a war ; prices escalated because of inflation
Words related to Escalate
widen, raise, intensify, mount, rise, heighten, grow, expand, scale, extend, magnify, broaden, ascend, enlarge, climb, amplify
Words nearby Escalate
esc., escabeche, escadrille, escadrille américaine, escalade, escalate, escalation, escalator, escalator clause, escallonia, escallop
Origin of Escalate
First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from escalator
Other words from Escalate
es·ca·la·tion , noun
es·ca·la·to·ry [es -kuh -luh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈɛs kə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
non·es·ca·lat·ing , adjective
non·es·ca·la·to·ry , adjective
re·es·ca·late , verb, re·es·ca·lat·ed, re·es·ca·lat·ing.
re·es·ca·la·tion , noun
Word origin for Escalate
C20: back formation from escalator
Synonyms for Escalate
expand, grow, heighten, intensify, mount, raise, rise, step up, widen, amplify, ascend, broaden, climb, enlarge, extend, magnify, scale, make worse
