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
Merchant	['mə:tʃənt]
Viljami	VEEL-yah-mee	Finnish
Michi (2)	-	German
Hyacinthus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Caroline	['kæləlain]
Stanford	STAN-fərd	English