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Escalated vs Risen - What's the difference?

escalated | risen |

As verbs the difference between escalated and risen

is that escalated is (escalate) while risen is .

escalated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (escalate)

    • 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

    risen

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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