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eskalieren

verb B2
  1. to escalate (to reach a new level of severity) (intransitive) · die Situation/Lage droht zu eskalieren the situation is at the verge of escalating
  2. to escalate (to cause something to reach a new level of severity)
  3. to go wild, to go crazy (especially of people) (colloquial, intransitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
eskalieren
Present (er)
eskaliert
Präteritum (er)
eskalierte
Perfekt (er)
ist eskaliert
Infinitive with zu
zu eskalieren

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