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. Secretary Carter:

   The result of this kind of action will inevitably, simply be to inflame the civil war in Syria.

2. Garry McCarthy:

   We had a couple police shootings after Ferguson and in almost every case we saw people protesting and in some cases trying to inflame the situation by putting out bad information. So it became really clear that we had to get better and quicker at putting out good information.

3. Jeb Bush:

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

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. Erik Pevernagie:

   By decluttering our mind we can liberate mental forces that can inflame inspiring sparks of creativity. A singular flash or a particular flair on an unusual day can arouse a flood of stimulating thoughts. When we take ourselves off guard and our mind-set by surprise we can stir an array of inventive ideas. ("A flair of inspiration" )

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