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
Gotzone	-	Basque
Gerard	['dʒera:d]
Katayun	-	Persian
Bernice	bər-NEES (English)	English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Eysteinn	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Ties	-	Dutch