Escalate
vAntonymSSC PYQ × 4/ˈɛskəleɪt/ · एस्कलेट
To make more intense
तेज़ी से बढ़ जाना
A small argument escalated into a quarrel.
Costs escalated after the second delay.
Daily use: Chhoti baat escalate ho gayi.
Escalator याद कीजिए — चलती सीढ़ी। एक बार चढ़े तो ऊपर ही ले जाती है। झगड़ा escalate हो तो सीढ़ी-दर-सीढ़ी बड़ा होता जाता है; plunge और reduce उसे नीचे लाते हैं।
Think of an escalator, the moving staircase. Once you step on, it keeps carrying you higher. When a quarrel escalates, it climbs step by step into something bigger; plunge and reduce take it down.
Antonym plunge, reduce, de-escalate, diminish, subside; synonym intensify, heighten, aggravate आते हैं।
Antonyms tested are plunge, reduce, de-escalate, diminish and subside; synonyms are intensify, heighten and aggravate.