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
Soso	-	Georgian
Sabriyya	-	Arabic
Vivienne	-	French
Iairos	-	Biblical Greek
Artemon	-	Ancient Greek
Walton	['wɔ:ltən]