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   inflame

   /ɪnˈfleɪm/

   verb

   • 1. provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone: "high fines further inflamed public feelings" Similar incitearouserouseprovokeanimatestir upwork upwhip upkindlefireignitetouch offfomentactuateinspirestimulateagitatespur onaggravateexacerbateintensifyworsenmake worsecompoundadd fuel to the flamesfan the flamesrub salt in the woundenrageincenseangerinfuriateexasperatemaddensend into a rageprovokeantagonizerilegallinformal:make someone see redmake someone's blood boildrive mad/crazyrare:empurpleOpposite dampencalmsootheplacate
   • ▪ provoke (someone) to strong feelings: "her sister was inflamed with jealousy" Similar enrageincenseangerinfuriateexasperatemaddensend into a rageprovokeantagonizerilegallinformal:make someone see redmake someone's blood boildrive mad/crazyrare:empurpleOpposite placate
   • ▪ make (a situation) worse: "comments that inflame what is already a sensitive situation"
   • 2. cause inflammation in (a part of the body): "the finger joints were inflamed with rheumatoid arthritis"
   • 3. light up with or as if with flames: literary "the torches inflame the night to the eastward"

   Word Origin Middle Englishenflaume, inflaume, from Old French enflammer, from Latin inflammare, from in- ‘into’ + flamma ‘flame’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inflamer noun

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   INFLAME definition: 1. to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement: 2. to make a part of the…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INFLAME is to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling; especially : to make angry. How to use inflame in a sentence.

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   Inflame definition: to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).. See examples of INFLAME used in a sentence.

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   inflame in British English. (ɪnˈfleɪm ) verb. 1. to arouse or become aroused to violent emotion. 2. (transitive) to increase or intensify; aggravate. 3. to produce inflammation in (a tissue, organ, or part) or (of a tissue, etc) to become inflamed.

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   Definition of inflame verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   To inflame is to make feelings stronger, or stir them up. Reminding your grandfather about the time his car was stolen may just inflame his anger. Getting a parking ticket might inflame your frustration, and when a city imposes a curfew it may inflame the community's feelings of resentment.