Definition of inflames in English

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Verb inflames, inflaming, inflamed
inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
		stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
		enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
		ferment cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
inflame - become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
		inflame become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
		worsen, decline grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
inflame - cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
		aggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate exasperate or irritate
inflame - catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
		kindle
		flare up ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"
inflame - cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
		kindle, enkindle, conflagrate
		ignite, light cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
		rekindle arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"

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inflame (Verb)
To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
inflame (Verb)
To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.
inflame (Verb)
To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
inflame (Verb)
To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.
inflame (Verb)
To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
inflame (Verb)
To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.

inflame (v. t.)
To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
inflame (v. t.)
Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.
inflame (v. t.)
To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
inflame (v. t.)
To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.
inflame (v. t.)
To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
inflame (v. i.)
To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.

inflame
in-flām′, v.t. to cause to flame: to cause to burn: to excite: to increase: to exasperate.—v.i. to become hot, painful, or angry.—ns. Inflammabil′ity, Inflam′mableness, the quality of being inflammable.—adj. Inflam′mable, that may be burned: combustible: easily kindled or excited.—adv. Inflam′mably.—n. Inflammā′tion, state of being in flame: heat of a part of the body, with pain, redness, and swelling: violent excitement: heat.—adj. Inflam′matory, tending to inflame: inflaming: exciting. [O. Fr.,—L. inflammāre—in, into, flamma, a flame.]