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
Thoukydides	-	Ancient Greek
Margot	mar-GO	French
Jephthah	JEF-thə (English)	Biblical
Mabon	-	Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Sutekh	-	Egyptian Mythology
Nala	-	Hinduism