INFLAME

also enflame verb (~d; also enflamed; inflaming; also enflaming) Etymology: Middle English enflamen, from Anglo-French enflamer, from Latin inflammare, from in- + flamma flame Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling, to make more heated or violent ; intensify , to set on fire ; kindle , to cause to redden or grow hot from anger or excitement , to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue), intransitive verb to burst into flame, to become excited or angered, to become affected with inflammation, ~r noun