enflame
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Example Sentences
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The concern is that an escalating conflict here will further enflame ethnic tensions in Ethiopia, and could also fuel instability in Sudan and Eritrea.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2021
Jay-Z’s producer says he doesn’t want to enflame tensions between Donald Trump and Jay-Z.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2018
His straight-faced commitment to his film’s central conceit would feel silly and self-important if it weren’t shared by his cast, and the fearless performances of Ineson and Dickie enflame our fears.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2016
“Anything that tries to solve an issue in Northern Ireland, to put a salve on it, tends to enflame the situation,” he said.
From Newsweek • Jul. 16, 2013
A good Christian therefore would bee glad to know the Incentives and preservatives of it, which might enkindle it, enflame it, feed it, and revive it when it is going out.
From A Coal From The Altar, To Kindle The Holy Fire of Zeale In a Sermon Preached at a Generall Visitation at Ipswich by Ward, Samuel
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