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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. 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As vacancy rates and rents continue to escalate in midtown, tenants are beginning to consider moves to Downtown where lease terms are more economical. Transformed into homopolymers and copolymers, their worth is said to escalate dramatically. There's no authority over them, so you can't come down on them hard when they escalate force," said Brigadier General Karl R. |
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