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
Connie	['kɔni]
Zoe	['zəui]
GÖStav	-	Swedish (Archaic)
LÀNh	-	Vietnamese
Jeroen	yə-ROON	Dutch
Hieu	-	Biblical Latin