Definitions for INFLAME
ɪnˈfleɪmin·flame

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inflameverb

   cause inflammation in

   "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

2. kindle, inflameverb

   catch fire

   "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

3. kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflameverb

   cause to start burning

   "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

4. inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire upverb

   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"

5. inflameverb

   become inflamed; get sore

   "His throat inflamed"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. inflameverb

   To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.

2. inflameverb

   To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.

3. inflameverb

   To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.

4. inflameverb

   To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.

5. inflameverb

   To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.

6. inflameverb

   To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.

7. Etymology: From *, enflawmen, from enflammer, from inflammo, from in + flamma, equivalent to.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INFLAMEverb

   Etymology: inflammo, Latin.

   1. To kindle; to set on fire.

   Love more clear than yourselves, dedicated to a love, I fear, more cold than yourselves, with the clearness lays a night of sorrow upon me, and with the coldness inflames a world of fire within me. Philip Sidney.

   Its waves of torrent fire inflam'd with rage. John Milton.

   2. To kindle desire.

   Their lust was inflamed towards her. Susan. viii.

   More inflam'd with lust than rage. John Milton.

   3. To exaggerate; to aggravate.

   A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   4. To heat the body morbidly with obstructed matter.5. To provoke; to irritate.

   A little vain curiosity weighs so much with us, or the church's peace so little, that we sacrifice the one to the whetting and inflaming of the other. Decay of Piety.

   6. To fire with passion.

   Satan, with thoughts inflam'd of highest design,
   Puts on swift wings. John Milton.

2. To Inflameverb

   To grow hot, angry, and painful by obstructed matter.

   If the vesiculæ are opprest, they inflame. Richard Wiseman.

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1. inflame

   To inflame is to provoke or intensify strong feelings, particularly anger, hostility, passion or excitement. In a physical sense, it can also mean to cause or become red, swollen, hot, often due to infection or injury.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inflameverb

   to set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow

2. Inflameverb

   fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire

3. Inflameverb

   to provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage

4. Inflameverb

   to put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork

5. Inflameverb

   to exaggerate; to enlarge upon

6. Inflameverb

   to grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inflame

   in-flām′, v.t. to cause to flame: to cause to burn: to excite: to increase: to exasperate.—v.i. to become hot, painful, or angry.—ns. Inflammabil′ity, Inflam′mableness, the quality of being inflammable.—adj. Inflam′mable, that may be burned: combustible: easily kindled or excited.—adv. Inflam′mably.—n. Inflammā′tion, state of being in flame: heat of a part of the body, with pain, redness, and swelling: violent excitement: heat.—adj. Inflam′matory, tending to inflame: inflaming: exciting. [O. Fr.,—L. inflammāre—in, into, flamma, a flame.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INFLAME in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INFLAME in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of INFLAME in a Sentence

1. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

   What we shouldn't do now is to inflame the situation by loud saber-rattling and shrill war cries, whoever believes that symbolic tank parades on the alliance's eastern border will bring more security is mistaken.

2. Philip Hynes:

   This is the next significant miscalculation. The next will be barring certain candidates from running in District Council elections. Both will nicely inflame tensions and increase protests and actions, as that happens, the prospects for the third pending calamity will rise exponentially, postponement of District Council elections. Then it will descend into sustained chaos.

3. The ACLU:

   All young people deserve to learn an inclusive and accurate history in schools, free from censorship or discrimination, hB 1775 is so poorly drafted — in places it is literally indecipherable — that districts and teachers have no way of knowing what concepts and ideas are prohibited. The bill was intended to inflame a political reaction, not further a legitimate educational interest.

4. Jeb Bush:

   Trump is wrong on this, he's doing this. He's not a stupid guy. Don't think he thinks every Mexican crossing the border is a rapist. He's doing this to inflame and incite and to draw attention, which seems to be his organizing principle of his campaign.

5. Fox News:

   And any reference to the Capitol riot will only unfairly prejudice the jury against Fox, inflame passions, prevent a fair trial, and taint any resulting verdict.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INFLAME
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inflame
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INFLAME
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INFLAME
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INFLAME