Escalated vs Escalate - What's the difference?
escalated | escalate |
(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
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 escalated and escalate
is that escalated is past tense of escalate while escalate is to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.escalated
English
Verb
(head)escalate
English
Verb
(transitive'' and ''intransitive )- Violence escalated during the election.
- The shooting escalated the existing hostility.
- The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.
Derived terms
* deescalateescalate
English
Verb
(transitive'' and ''intransitive )- Violence escalated during the election.
- The shooting escalated the existing hostility.
- The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.