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
Rozika	-	Croatian
Marjolein	MAHR-yo-lien	Dutch
Mcgowan	[mə'gauən]
Keghart	-	Armenian
Breanne	bree-AN	English (Modern)
Doruk	-	Turkish