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Escalate vs Redouble - What's the difference?

escalate | redouble |

As verbs the difference between escalate and redouble

is that escalate is to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up while redouble is .

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

    Related terms

    * escalator English ergative verbs

    redouble

    English

    Verb

    (redoubl)
  • To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.
    • Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.
  • * 1846 , , Typee , ch. 10:
    • Every item of intelligence appeared to redouble the astonishment of the islanders, and they gazed at us with inquiring looks.
  • * 1903 , "Plunder Hidden in Graves," New York Times , 21 Oct., p. 16:
    • The police redoubled their efforts to capture the thieves.
  • (bridge, backgammon) To double an opponent's doubling bid.
  • To become twice as big.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (bridge) An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.
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