[in.flame] vb in.flamed ; in.flam.ing [ME enflamen, fr. MF enflamer, fr. L inflammare, fr. in- + flamma flame] vt (14c) 1 a: to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling b: to make more heated or violent: intensify "insults served only to ~ the feud"
2: to set on fire: kindle
3: to cause to redden or grow hot from anger or excitement
4: to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue) ~ vi 1: to burst into flame
2: to become excited or angered
3: to become affected with inflammation -- in.flam.er n