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
Ipati	-	Russian (Rare)
Miro	-	Slovene, Croatian
Aurobindo	-	Bengali, Indian, Odia
Hephaistos	-	Greek Mythology
Chen	-	Chinese
Dawud	-	Arabic