Elevated vs Escalated - What's the difference?
elevated | escalated |
(elevate)
Raised, particularly above ground level.
Increased, particularly above a normal level.
Of a higher rank or status.
(escalate)
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
As verbs the difference between elevated and escalated
is that elevated is past tense of elevate while escalated is past tense of escalate.As an adjective elevated
is raised, particularly above ground level.elevated
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(en adjective)escalated
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(head)escalate
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(transitive'' and ''intransitive )- Violence escalated during the election.
- The shooting escalated the existing hostility.
- The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.