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[ in-fleym ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈfleɪm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), in·flamed, in·flam·ing. 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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object), in·flamed, in·flam·ing. 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.
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en·flame [en-fleym ] /ɛnˈfleɪm/ .
Origin of inflame First recorded in 1300–50; in-2 + flame; replacing Middle English enflammen, from Middle French enflammer, from Latin inflammāre “to kindle”
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synonym study for inflame 1-3 . See incite. 7 . See kindle1 .
OTHER WORDS FROM inflame in·flam·ed·ness [in-fley -mid-nis], /ɪnˈfleɪ mɪd nɪs/, noun in·flam·er, noun in·flam·ing·ly, adverb re·in·flame, verb, re·in·flamed, re·in·flam·ing. un·in·flamed, adjective
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Words nearby inflame infirmary, infirmity, infix, infl., in flagrante delicto, inflame , inflammable, inflammation, inflammatory, inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory carcinoma
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Ferguson, Mo., had returned to a state of wary unease but early morning looting is likely to inflame things.
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They simultaneously over-simplify and inflame a conflict that is already poorly understood.
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We don't want to release the movie if it is going to touch a nerve or inflame anybody's sensitivities.
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I did not write it to inflame —anybody actually reading it could see that.
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This served to inflame them exceedingly, every man considering it as if it had been a plot against himself in particular.
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These excellent sentences were esteemed as so many expressions of treason, and tended to inflame his adversaries.
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Liquor in large quantities was distributed among the slum classes further to inflame their minds.
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Statues and vases of exquisite workmanship crowd the grounds; most of the statues tending to inflame a voluptuous taste.
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Ryleieff's poem is fine, very fine, but it does not inflame and excite one.
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British Dictionary definitions for inflame 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 of inflame inflamer , noun inflamingly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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