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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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KathrynKATH-rinEnglish
Baudelio-Spanish
MiloMIE-lo (English)English, Ancient Germanic
MikoŁAjmee-KAW-wayPolish
RachelRAY-chəl (English), ra-SHEL (French), RAH-khəl (Dutch)English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
DonaDAHN-əEnglish
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