inflame

== English == === Alternative forms === enflame === Etymology === From Middle English inflammen, enflamen, enflaumen, from Old French enflammer (“to inflame”), from Latin inflammō (“to kindle, set on fire”, verb), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”), equivalent to in- +‎ flame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈfleɪm/ Rhymes: -eɪm Hyphenation: in‧flame === Verb === inflame (third-person singular simple present inflames, present participle inflaming, simple past and past participle inflamed) (transitive) To set (something) on fire; to cause (something) to burn, flame, or glow; to kindle. Synonyms: aflame, ignite, kindle; see also Thesaurus:kindle (transitive, figurative) To intensify or kindle (a feeling, such as appetite or passion); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat. Synonyms: aflame, arouse, excite, kindle, provoke; see also Thesaurus:incite, Thesaurus:thrill 2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera: The long-awaited verdict could inflame tension in the Southeast Asian country and have far-reaching implications in the politically divided kingdom. (transitive) To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage. Synonyms: anger, enrage, exasperate, incense, irritate; see also Thesaurus:enrage (transitive) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of. To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. (intransitive) To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inflammable inflammatory inflammation ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “inflame”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inflame”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === feminal == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɨ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi Hyphenation: in‧fla‧me === Verb === inflame inflection of inflamar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === inflame inflection of inflamar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative second-person singular voseo imperative of inflar combined with me