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Meaning of 'inflame' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inflame [ v. i.]
- To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.
2 . Inflame [ v. t.]
- To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
- Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.
- To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
- To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.
- To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.

Meaning of 'inflame' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inflame [ v]
Meaning (1):
- become inflamed; get sore
Example in sentence:
  • His throat inflamed
Meaning (2):
- catch fire
Example in sentence:
  • The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
Meaning (3):
- arouse or excite feelings and passions
Example in sentence:
  • The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor;
  • The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world;
  • Wake old feelings of hatred
Meaning (4):
- cause inflammation in
Example in sentence:
  • The repetitive motion inflamed her joint
Meaning (5):
- cause to start burning
Example in sentence:
  • The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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