This is the 10950th most frequent Polish word.
eskalować
To escalate; to increase in intensity or seriousness.
Here, 'eskalować' refers to a situation increasing in intensity or seriousness.
Konflikt zaczął eskalować po nieporozumieniach podczas spotkania.
The conflict began to escalate after misunderstandings during the meeting.
In this case, 'eskalować' is used to denote the conscious decision not to intensify a situation.
Firma postanowiła nie eskalować sporu poprzez podjęcie dalszych kroków prawnych.
The company decided not to escalate the dispute by taking further legal actions.
This usage of 'eskalować' suggests potentially causing an increase in intensity of a situation.