eskalieren

== German == === Etymology === From the root of Eskalation +‎ -ieren, modeled off English escalate. First attested in the late 1960s in the context of the Cold War. === Pronunciation === === Verb === eskalieren (weak, third-person singular present eskaliert, past tense eskalierte, past participle eskaliert, auxiliary haben or sein) (intransitive) to escalate (to reach a new level of severity) [auxiliary sein] Synonym: sich ausweiten die Situation/Lage droht zu eskalieren ― the situation is at the verge of escalating (ambitransitive) to escalate (to cause something to reach a new level of severity) [auxiliary haben] Antonym: deeskalieren (intransitive, colloquial) to go wild, to go crazy (especially of people) [auxiliary sein] ==== Usage notes ==== While eskalieren can refer to more gradual spread or worsening of situations, it most commonly refers specifically to the breakdown of a cooperative process and shift into an openly hostile one. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== deeskalieren ==== See also ==== aus dem Ruder laufen außer Kontrolle geraten ausufern === Further reading === “eskalieren” in Duden online “eskalieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache