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Escalate vs Fluctuate - What's the difference?

escalate | fluctuate |

As verbs the difference between escalate and fluctuate

is that escalate is to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up while fluctuate is to vary irregularly; to swing.

escalate

English

Verb

(transitive'' and ''intransitive )
  • to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up
  • Violence escalated during the election.
    The shooting escalated the existing hostility.
  • in technical support, to transfer a telephone caller to the next higher level of authority
  • The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.

    Derived terms

    * deescalate

    fluctuate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To vary irregularly; to swing.
  • To undulate.
  • To cause to vary irregularly.