re-escalate
verb[IorT]
(alsoreescalate)uk/ˌriːˈes.kə.leɪt/us/ˌriːˈes.kə.leɪt/tobecomeor make somethingbecomehigher, moredangerous, or moreseriousagain, for a second, third, etc.time:
Weruntheriskofseeingviolencere-escalate astroopsmoveout.
Hisactionis aninternationalcrimeand will only reescalate thisconflict.
- The president'sstatementmayserveto re-escalate thenucleararmsrace.
- If thesituationreescalates, you may need toseekmediation.
- Thesectarianconflictandviolencemaycontinuefor manyyearsafteraccordsaresignedand maylaterreescalate.
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fireidiom
- additive
- blaze
- crank
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- increment
- inflation
- mushroom
- redouble
- resurge
- rocket
- saturation
- scalesomethingup
- stake