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