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inflame

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfleɪm/

The English word “inflame” has 11 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To set (someone or something) on fire; to cause (someone or something) to burn, flame, or glow; to kindle.
  2. To cause (something) to appear bright or red, as if on fire; to brighten, to redden.
  3. To cause (the body or a body part) to feel abnormally or unusually hot; specifically (medicine), to cause inflammation, including abnormal heat, pain, redness, swelling, etc., in (the body or a body part).
  4. To cause (someone, or their heart, mind, etc.) to feel strong desire or other feelings; to excite (someone) to great passion; specifically, to cause (someone) to feel anger or rage; to anger, to enrage, to incense.
  5. To excite or intensify (a feeling, such as an appetite or passion), especially to an excessive or unnatural level.
  6. To cause (something intangible, such as a dispute or violence, or hunger or thirst) to become more serious or worse; to aggravate, to exacerbate.
  7. To increase (the price or quantity of something).
  8. To burst into flames, to catch fire.
  9. Of a person's body or body part: to feel abnormally or unusually hot; specifically (medicine), to be affected by inflammation.
  10. To become very hot.
  11. To feel strong desire or other feelings; to be passionate; specifically, to feel anger or rage.

Etymology

From Middle English inflammen, enflamen, enflaumen (“to set (something) on fire; to be on fire; (figurative) to enrage (someone); to become enraged; to incite (someone) to do evil; to inspire (someone); (medicine) to cause inflammation of (a body part)”), from Old French enflamer, enflammer (“to set (something) on fire, inflame; to be on fire; (figurative) to fuel (a debate, hatred, etc.)”)…

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