Escalation
Related Definitions
[n] an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"
Related Terms
apotheosis, ascent, assumption, beatification, canonization, deification, elevation, enshrinement, erection, exaltation, height, lifting, raising, rearing, sursum corda, upbuoying, upcast, upheaval, uplift, uplifting, upping, uprearing, upthrow, upthrust