[verb] [T] - to increase (strong feelings)Her answer inflamed him with anger/enthusiasm/desire.Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the uneasy mood in the hospitals.Film of burnt bodies and crying, hysterical relatives inflamed feelings/passions further.See also inflammatory.
INFLAME
Meaning of INFLAME in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012