INFLAME


Meaning of INFLAME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

also en·flame in-ˈflām

( in·flamed also en·flamed ; in·flam·ing also en·flam·ing )

Etymology: Middle English enflamen, from Anglo-French enflamer, from Latin inflammare, from in- + flamma flame

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling ; especially : to make angry

b. : to make more heated or violent : intensify

insults served only to inflame the feud

2. : to set on fire : kindle

3. : to cause to redden or grow hot from anger or excitement

a face inflamed with passion

4. : to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue)

intransitive verb

1. : to burst into flame

2. : to become excited or angered

3. : to become affected with inflammation

• in·flam·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.