10 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
noun an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
originEtymology tree English escalate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English escalation From escalate + -ion.
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