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- Dictionaryinflame/ɪnˈfleɪm/
verb
- 1. provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone: "high fines further inflamed public feelings" Similar Opposite
- 2. cause inflammation in (a part of the body): "the finger joints were inflamed with rheumatoid arthritis"
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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb inflame, which means to excite, set on fire, or cause inflammation. Find out how to use inflame in a sentence and how it differs from irony.
Inflame means to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement, or to make a part of the body become red, painful, and swollen. See how to use inflame in sentences and learn related words and phrases.
Inflame means to arouse or become aroused to violent emotion, to produce inflammation in, or to set on fire. See the origin, usage, and synonyms of inflame, and learn how to use it in a sentence.
To inflame is to make feelings stronger, or stir them up. Reminding your grandfather about the time his car was stolen may just inflame his anger. Getting a parking ticket might inflame your frustration, and when a city imposes a curfew it may inflame the community's feelings of resentment.
Inflame means to make something or someone feel more strongly, to increase or intensify, to cause inflammation or to set on fire. See the word forms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and grammar of inflame in British and American English.
Inflame means to cause or increase strong feelings or to make a part of the body red, painful, and swollen. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples and audio pronunciation.
Definition of inflame verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
