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inflame

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in·flame  (n-flm)
v. in·flamed, in·flam·ing, in·flames
v.tr.
1. To arouse to passionate feeling or action: crimes that inflamed the entire community.
2. To make more violent; intensify: "inflamed to madness an already savage nature" (Robert Graves).
3.
a. To cause (the skin) to redden or grow hot, as from strong emotion or stimulants.
b. To turn red or make glow: Great bonfires inflamed the night.
4. To produce inflammation in (a tissue or organ).
5. To set on fire; kindle.
v.intr.
1. To become excited or aroused.
2. To be affected by inflammation.
3. To catch fire.

[Middle English enflaumen, from Old French enflammer, from Latin nflammre : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + flammre, to set on fire (from flamma, flame; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots).]

in·flamer n.

inflame
Verb
[-flaming, -flamed]
1. to make angry or excited
2. to increase or intensify; aggravate
3. to produce inflammation in or become inflamed
4. to set or be set on fire
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.inflame - cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
inflame - become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
aggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
2.inflame - catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
flare up - ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"
3.inflame - cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
ignite, light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
rekindle - kindle anew, as of a fire
4.inflameinflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
ferment - work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"
5.inflame - become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
inflame - cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

inflame
Translations
inflame [ɪnˈfleɪm]inflamar

inflame [ɪnˈfleɪm] vtaufbringen

inflame
v inflame [inˈfleim]
to cause (feelings etc) to become violent. ontstoke raak يُثير، يُلْهِبُ المشاعِر، يُغْضِبُ разпалвам roznítit, vzplanout ophidse erregen εξάπτω inflamar, arder üles kütma بر انگیختن kiihdyttää enflammer לְהַרגִיז प्रज्वलित करना upaliti feldühösít membakar hati æsa upp infiammare あおり立てる 자극하다 uždegti (jausmus) iekvēlināt; uzbudināt menaikkan kemarahan doen ontvlammen hisse/piske opp, gjøre betent rozpalić inflamar a (se) aprinde взволновать(ся) rozohniť (sa), rozvášniť (sa) razvneti razbuktati få att svalla, piska upp, hetsa ทำให้ลุกเป็นไฟ alevlendirmek, körüklemek 使極度激動 збуджувати(ся), схвилювати(ся) مشتعل ہونا khích động 使
adj inˈflamed
hot and red especially because of infection Her throat was very inflamed. ontsteek مُلْتَهِب нагорещен zapálený betændt entzünden ερεθισμένος inflamado põletikus متورم tulehtunut enflammé מוּדלָק प्रदाही upaljen gyulladt meradang bólginn, þrútinn infiammato 炎症を起こした (빨갛게) 부어오른 apimtas uždegimo iekaisis radang ontstoken betent podrażniony inflamado inflamat воспалённый zapálený vnet upaljen inflammerad ซึ่งลุกเป็นไฟ kızarmış, iltihaplanmış 發炎的 запалений مشتعل sưng tấy


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He never took all the straw away, and the smell from what lay underneath was very bad; while the strong vapors that rose made my eyes smart and inflame, and I did not feel the same appetite for my food.
It is therefore plain what instruments they should use; thus, they should never be taught to play upon the flute, or any other instrument which requires great skill, as the harp or the like, but on such as will make them good judges of music, or any other instruction: besides, the flute is not a moral instrument, but rather one that will inflame the passions, and is therefore rather to be used when the soul is to be animated than when instruction is intended.
No sooner, therefore, had this symptom appeared, than he had immediate recourse to the said remedy, which though, as it is usual in all very efficacious medicines, it at first seemed to heighten and inflame the disease, soon produced a total calm, and restored the patient to perfect ease and tranquillity.
 
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