escalate into

escalate into something

to intensify into something; to increase gradually into something. This argument is going to escalate into something serious very soon. These cases of the flu could escalate into a real epidemic.

escalate something into something

to cause something to intensify. He escalated the argument into a vicious fight. The dictator tried to escalate the disagreement into a cause for war.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
SÓLveig	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Meridith	MER-ə-dith	English (Rare)
Dathan	-	Biblical
Shavonne	shə-VAWN (English)	Irish, English
Mina	['mi:nə]
Peigi	-	Scottish