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Escalate vs Scaleup - What's the difference?

escalate | scaleup |

As a verb escalate

is to increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.

As a noun scaleup is

the act or result of scaling up.

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

    scaleup

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of scaling up.