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scale
verb
-
scale
,
scaling
,
scales
,
scaled
to
climb
to
the
top
of
something
high
and
steep
,
such
as
a
wall
,
cliff
,
or
mountain
•
The
firefighters
quickly
scaled
the
ladder
to
rescue
the
cat
on
the
roof
.
The
firefighters
quickly
scaled
the
ladder
to
rescue
the
cat
on
the
roof
.
•
During
the
hike
,
we
plan
to
scale
the
rocky
cliff
before
noon
.
During
the
hike
,
we
plan
to
scale
the
rocky
cliff
before
noon
.
From
Latin
scala
‘
ladder
’,
first
used
in
English
around
14th
century
meaning
‘
to
climb
with
or
as
if
with
a
ladder
’.
verb
-
scale
,
scaling
,
scales
,
scaled
to
change
the
size
of
something
proportionally
,
often
to
make
it
larger
or
smaller
•
The
start-up
hopes
to
scale
its
operations
to
serve
customers
worldwide
.
The
start-up
hopes
to
scale
its
operations
to
serve
customers
worldwide
.
•
You
can
scale
the
image
down
to
50
%
so
it
fits
the
page
.
You
can
scale
the
image
down
to
50
%
so
it
fits
the
page
.
Modern
business
and
computing
use
from
earlier
sense
‘
to
measure
by
a
scale
’,
extended
to
‘
adjust
size
or
capacity
’.
