inflame
to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
to arouse to a high degree of passion or feeling: His harangue inflamed the rabble.
to incite or rouse, as to violence: His words inflamed the angry mob to riot.
(of an emotion, as rage) to cause to redden or grow heated: Uncontrollable rage inflamed his face.
to cause inflammation in: Her eyes were inflamed with crying.
to raise (the blood, bodily tissue, etc.) to a morbid or feverish heat.
to set aflame, ablaze, or afire; set on fire.
to redden with or as with flames: The setting sun inflames the sky.
to burst into flame; take fire.
to be kindled, as passion.
to become hot with passion, as the heart.
to become excessively affected with inflammation.
Origin of inflame
1- Also en·flame [en-fleym] /ɛnˈfleɪm/ .
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Opposites for inflame
Other words from inflame
- in·flam·ed·ness [in-fley-mid-nis], /ɪnˈfleɪ mɪd nɪs/, noun
- in·flam·er, noun
- in·flam·ing·ly, adverb
- re·in·flame, verb, re·in·flamed, re·in·flam·ing.
- un·in·flamed, adjective
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How to use inflame in a sentence
The coronavirus crisis has not only inflamed long-simmering inequities, economists say, it has resulted in the most unequal holiday season in decades.
A time to splurge or a time to scrape by: Holidays expose widening disparity among U.S. families | Abha Bhattarai | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostFaulconer and police officials have said they wanted to prevent the unsanitary conditions that once inflamed the hepatitis A outbreak and threatened both homeless San Diegans and the rest of the community.
Faulconer Hopes His Action on Homelessness Will Overshadow His Failure | Lisa Halverstadt | December 7, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWe decided we weren’t going to listen anymore to the shouting cynics, to the foreign bots in a warehouse overseas paid to inflame our hatred of one another.
Political cynicism has given way to love in Christian America | jakemeth | October 28, 2020 | FortuneThe air where I was visiting reached over 350 on the Air Quality Index, a level deemed hazardous, inflaming my asthma.
It’s about time adults start rising up against climate change | Alexandria Villaseñor | October 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceDespite this, they have been met with national guardsman armed with rubber bullets and egged on by a president seemingly determined to inflame the situation.
Epidemics Have Often Led To Discrimination Against Minorities – This Time Is No Different | LGBTQ-Editor | June 9, 2020 | No Straight News
But given their anti-government rhetoric, the Oath Keepers' presence could inflame tensions further.
The Oath Keepers Patrol Rooftops in Ferguson—The Facts Behind This ‘Mysterious’ Militia Group | John Avlon | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFerguson, Mo., had returned to a state of wary unease but early morning looting is likely to inflame things.
They simultaneously over-simplify and inflame a conflict that is already poorly understood.
Is Twitter Trolling Making the Israel-Palestine Conflict Worse? | Emily Shire | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFewer issues inflame political passions in my home state of California than affirmative action.
Did the media and politicians inflame the situation for their own purposes?
None of these liquids should be taken hot, but lukewarm; when hot they inflame the stomach, and produce indigestion.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyWhen a reciprocal love shall inflame my veins, then my lips will grow purple, and my kisses will be of fire!
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueTheir beauty, grace, and bewitching manner inflame the heart and imagination of all that set their eyes on them.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksIn these they found good wines, which served to inflame their blood; and then their shout was, 'Hutchinson!
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonThis served to inflame them exceedingly, every man considering it as if it had been a plot against himself in particular.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton Ryerson
British Dictionary definitions for inflame
/ (ɪnˈfleɪm) /
to arouse or become aroused to violent emotion
(tr) to increase or intensify; aggravate
to produce inflammation in (a tissue, organ, or part) or (of a tissue, etc) to become inflamed
to set or be set on fire; kindle
(tr) to cause to redden
Derived forms of inflame
- inflamer, noun
- inflamingly, adverb
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