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escalate into something collocation to become something greater or more serious: The row could escalate into full-blown conflict. A few inmates began shouting, and this soon escalated into a brawl. See
escalate There are fears that the police action might escalate into an all-out war. A quarrel between two friends escalated into violence. The issue could escalate into a public relations crisis. Suddenly the general liveliness at the children's table escalates into pandemonium, attracting the attention of the adults. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Increasing and intensifying accretion accumulate accumulative accumulatively add fuel to the fireidiom blaze fade go up growing growingly heighten hot up inflation mushroom ratchet something up/down re-escalate re-escalation reach a crescendo redouble stake |