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See more synonyms for inflame on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), in·flamed, in·flam·ing. 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. Show More
verb (used without object), in·flamed, in·flam·ing. 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. Show More
Origin of inflame 1300–50; in-2 +
flame ; replacing
Middle English enflammen <
Middle French enflammer <
Latin inflammāre to kindle
Related forms 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 Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for inflamed aroused ,
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septic Examples from the Web for inflamed Contemporary Examples of inflamed We saw how such provocative actions only inflamed passions and escalated the unrest.
And that small concession by Abe inflamed critics in Japan, who called it “a losing strategy.”
An earache in a child with a perfectly normal exam is more difficult to figure out than one with a bulging and inflamed eardrum.
But will adding the real military defuse a situation many say has been inflamed by aggressive police?
But no boundaries in the world are as inflamed as those between Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Historical Examples of inflamed The cabby turned at him his enormous and inflamed countenance truculently.
Roderic was inflamed with anger and disgust; but he had none, upon whom to wreak his revenge.
But I am so wrought, so broken in body, so inflamed in spirit.
It showed no signs of injury, although her eyes were red and inflamed .
The inflamed Jake was oblivious to everything but his own purpose.
British Dictionary definitions for inflamed 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 Show More
Derived Forms inflamer , noun inflamingly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for inflamed v. mid-14c., "to set on fire with passion," from Latin inflammare "to set on fire, kindle," figuratively "to rouse, excite," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + flammare "to flame," from flamma "flame" (see flame (n.)). Literal sense of "to cause to burn" first recorded in English late 14c.
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