inflame

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.

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[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).]

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in·flamer n.

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inflame [ɪnˈfleɪm]

vb

1. to arouse or become aroused to violent emotion

2. (tr) to increase or intensify; aggravate

3. (Medicine / Pathology) to produce inflammation in (a tissue, organ, or part) or (of a tissue, etc.) to become inflamed

4. to set or be set on fire; kindle

5. (tr) to cause to redden

inflamer  n

inflamingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" kindle 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" conflagrate, enkindle, kindle 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.	inflame - 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" fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite 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"

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inflame

verb

1. enrage, stimulate, provoke, fire, heat, excite, anger, arouse, rouse, infuriate, ignite, incense, madden, agitate, kindle, rile, foment, intoxicate, make your blood boil, impassion They hold the rebels responsible for inflaming the situation.
enrage cool, quiet, calm, discourage, suppress, soothe, extinguish, allay, pacify, quench

2. aggravate, increase, intensify, worsen, exacerbate, fan The shooting has only inflamed passions further.

Translations

inflame [ɪnˈfleɪm] VT

1. (Med) [+ wound] → inflamar
to become inflamed → inflamarse

2. (fig) [+ person, feelings] → encender, inflamar; [+ situation] → exacerbar; [+ conflict] → avivar, exacerbar
to be inflamed with passion/anger/jealousy → estar inflamado de pasión/ira/celos

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inflame [ɪnˈfleɪm] vt [+ situation] → envenimer; [+ feelings] → attiser
to inflame passions → déchaîner les passions

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inflame

vt

(Med) → entzünden; her eyes were inflamed from crying → ihre Augen waren vom Weinen gerötet; to become inflamed (wound, eyes etc) → sich entzünden

person → erzürnen, aufbringen; feelings → entflammen, entfachen; situation, public opinion → anheizen; his speech inflamed the people → seine Rede brachte die Menge auf; they were inflamed by the news → die Nachricht brachte sie auf; inflamed with passion he … → von glühender Leidenschaft erfasst, er …; he was inflamed with rage/jealousy etc → er glühte vor Zorn/Eifersucht etc

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inflame [ɪnˈfleɪm] vt

a. (Med) (wound) → infiammare
to become inflamed → infiammarsi

b. (fig) (feelings, passions) → accendere; (person) → far incollerire

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inflame [ɪnˈfleɪm] vt

a. (Med) (wound) → infiammare
to become inflamed → infiammarsi

b. (fig) (feelings, passions) → accendere; (person) → far incollerire

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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 kuohuttaa enflammer לְהַרגִיז प्रज्वलित करना upaliti feldühösít membakar hati æsa upp infiammare あおり立てる 흥분시키다 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 使激動 збуджувати(ся), схвилювати(ся) مشتعل ہونا khích động 使极度激动

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 发炎的