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
Slavomir	-	Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Gosse	GAWS (English)	English (Rare), Medieval French
Rasima	-	Arabic
Elliott	['elijət]
Kimbrough	['kimbrə]
Giosetta	jo-ZET-tah	Italian