different between escalate vs redouble

English

Etymology

Back-formation from escalator.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: es? k? l?t, IPA^(key): /??s.k?.le?t/

Verb

escalate (third-person singular simple present escalates, present participle escalating, simple past and past participle escalated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
2. (transitive) In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority

   The tech 1 escalated the caller to a tech 2.

Derived terms

• de-escalate

Related terms

• escalator
• scale (verb)

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle French redoubler. Surface etymology is re- +? double.

Verb

redouble (third-person singular simple present redoubles, present participle redoubling, simple past and past participle redoubled)

1. (transitive) To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.

   Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.

   • 1846, Herman Melville, Typee, ch. 10:

     Every item of intelligence appeared to redouble the astonishment of the islanders, and they gazed at us with inquiring looks.

   • 1903, "Plunder Hidden in Graves," New York Times, 21 Oct., p. 16:

     The police redoubled their efforts to capture the thieves.

2. (bridge, backgammon) To double an opponent's doubling bid.
3. (intransitive) To become twice as big.
4. To double again what was reduced to a single state.

Noun

redouble (plural redoubles)

1. (bridge) An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.dubl/

Verb

redouble

1. first-person singular present indicative of redoubler
2. third-person singular present indicative of redoubler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of redoubler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of redoubler
5. second-person singular imperative of redoubler

Anagrams

• débouler