INFLAME


Meaning of INFLAME in English

ə̇nˈflām verb

also en·flame en-

Etymology: Middle English enflamen, inflamen, from Middle French enflamer, enflammer, from Latin inflammare, from in- in- (II) + flammare to flame, from flamma flame — more at flame

transitive verb

1. : to set on fire : cause to burn, flame, or glow : kindle

2. : to excite (as passion or appetite) to an excessive or unnatural action or heat : intensify , rouse

inflamed mob of religious partisans — Robert Trumbull

3.

a. : to provoke to anger or rage : exasperate , irritate , incense , enrage

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

events had combined to irritate and then to inflame him — Ngaio Marsh

face inflamed with passion

4. : to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue) : produce abnormal heat in or swelling of

inflame the eyes

intransitive verb

1. : to burst into flame

2. : to become excited or angered

3. : to become affected with inflammation

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