escalate
verb (used with or without object)
to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc..
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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All it might take is some credible witnesses or evidence to surface on either issue beyond Ms. Daniels' testimony, and his troubles will have escalated.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2018