inflame
/ɪnˈfleɪm/ · verb
Meaning
- To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
- To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
- To provoke (a person) 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.
- To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
- To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.
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