[{"word":"escalate","phonetic":"/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The shooting escalated the existing hostility."},{"definition":"In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/escalate"]}]