Thursday, January 11, 2007

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Escalate

Main Entry: es·ca·late
Pronunciation: 'es-k&-"lAt, ÷-ky&-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Etymology: back-formation from escalator
intransitive verb : to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope

transitive verb : EXPAND
2 - es·ca·la·tion /"es-k&-'lA-sh&n, ÷-ky&-/ noun -
es·ca·la·to·ry /'es-k&-l&-"tor-E, ÷-ky&-/ adjective

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