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There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective inflamed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
INFLAME definition: 1. to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement: 2. to make a part of the…. Learn more.
verb. 1. to arouse or become aroused to violent emotion. 2. (transitive) to increase or intensify; aggravate. 3. 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.
To inflame is to make feelings stronger, or stir them up. Reminding your grandfather about the time his car was stolen may just inflame his anger. Getting a parking ticket might inflame your frustration, and when a city imposes a curfew it may inflame the community's feelings of resentment.
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Verb. Filter. verb. inflamed, inflames, inflaming. To arouse passion, desire, or violence in; excite intensely, as with anger. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make more violent; intensify. American Heritage. To increase the intensity of (passion, desire, violence, etc.) Webster's New World.
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INFLAME meaning: 1. to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement: 2. to make a part of the…. Learn more.