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inflame
[ in-fleym ]
verb (used with object)
- to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- to arouse to a high degree of passion or feeling:
His harangue inflamed the rabble.
- to incite or rouse, as to violence:
His words inflamed the angry mob to riot.
- (of an emotion, as rage) to cause to redden or grow heated:
Uncontrollable rage inflamed his face.
- to cause inflammation in:
Her eyes were inflamed with crying.
- to raise (the blood, bodily tissue, etc.) to a morbid or feverish heat.
- to set aflame, ablaze, or afire; set on fire.
- to redden with or as with flames:
The setting sun inflames the sky.
verb (used without object)
- to burst into flame; take fire.
- to be kindled, as passion.
- to become hot with passion, as the heart.
- to become excessively affected with inflammation.
inflame
/ ɪnˈfleɪm /
verb
- to arouse or become aroused to violent emotion
- tr to increase or intensify; aggravate
- to produce inflammation in (a tissue, organ, or part) or (of a tissue, etc) to become inflamed
- to set or be set on fire; kindle
- tr to cause to redden
Derived Forms
- inˈflamer, noun
- inˈflamingly, adverb
Other Words From
- in·flam·ed·ness [in-, fley, -mid-nis], noun
- in·flamer noun
- in·flaming·ly adverb
- rein·flame verb reinflamed reinflaming
- unin·flamed adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
All of those are senses that are in fact overdeveloped because you are inflamed when you become a mom.
It is characterised by severely dry, red, scaly, and inflamed skin that is highly susceptible to infection and skin cancer.
Time and again it was the reality of what Fugard called “human desperation” that inflamed his imagination.
He called on all parties to "refrain from actions that could further inflame tensions, escalate conflict, exacerbate the suffering of affected communities, destabilize Syria, and jeopardize a credible and inclusive political transition."
The City Council declined to overturn the commission’s decision, during a debate that inflamed racial divisions in the city.
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