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escalates

/ˈɛskəlˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
es-ca-lates
IPA
/ˈɛskəlˌeɪts/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of escalate

Questions

How do you pronounce escalates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛskəlˌeɪts/.
What does escalates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of escalate

How to pronounce escalates

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