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es·ca·lat·ing [ˈeskəleɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬-] ADJ attr

escalating prices:

escalating
steigend
escalating
zunehmend

I. es·ca·late [ˈeskəleɪt] VB intr

escalate
eskalieren
escalate
sich acc ausweiten
escalate incidents
stark zunehmen
escalate incidents
sich acc häufen
their disagreement has escalated into a major feud
ihre Meinungsverschiedenheit hat sich zu einem handfesten Streit ausgewachsen

II. es·ca·late [ˈeskəleɪt] VB trans

to escalate sth
etw ausweiten

I. de-es·ca·late [di:ˈeskəleɪt] VB trans

to de-escalate sth
etw entschärfen
to de-escalate a conflict
einen Konflikt entschärfen

II. de-es·ca·late [di:ˈeskəleɪt] VB intr

de-escalate
entschärfen
OpenDict entry

de-escalate VB

to de-escalate sth (alarm) TECH
etw zurückstufen
Present
Iescalate
youescalate
he/she/itescalates
weescalate
youescalate
theyescalate
Past
Iescalated
youescalated
he/she/itescalated
weescalated
youescalated
theyescalated
Present Perfect
Ihaveescalated
youhaveescalated
he/she/ithasescalated
wehaveescalated
youhaveescalated
theyhaveescalated
Past Perfect
Ihadescalated
youhadescalated
he/she/ithadescalated
wehadescalated
youhadescalated
theyhadescalated
See further verb tables