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( figuratively) To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat. to inflame desire. Milton. more, it seems, inflamed with lust than rage. Dryden. But, O inflame and fire our hearts. To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage. Shakespeare.
Sep 28, 2024 · inflame (third-person singular simple present inflames, present participle inflaming, simple past and past participle inflamed) (transitive) To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow. Along the perimeter road the police car approached, headlamps the afternoon sunlight.
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. To become hot, feverish, swollen, red, sore, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
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From Middle English inflammen, enflamen, enflaumen, from Old French enflammer ("to inflame"), from Latin inflammō ("to kindle, set on fire"), from in ("in, on") + flamma ("flame"), equivalent to in-+ flame.
1. (a) To kindle or light (something), set (something) on fire; (b) to be aflame. 2. To kindle (the spirit, the heart); to make ardent, to inspire (someone); esp., to inspire or fill with love, charity, or religious ecstasy. 3. To incite (someone to evil), arouse passion in (someone). 4.
From Middle English inflammen, enflamen, enflaumen, from Old French enflammer ("to inflame"), from Latin inflammō ("to kindle, set on fire"), from in ("in, on") + flamma ("flame"), equivalent to in-+ flame.
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