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- Dictionaryinflame/ɪnˈfleɪm/
verb
- 1. provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone: "high fines further inflamed public feelings" Similar Opposite
- 2. cause inflammation in (a part of the body): "the finger joints were inflamed with rheumatoid arthritis"
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INFLAME definition: 1. to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement: 2. to make a part of the…. Learn more.
The meaning of INFLAME is to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling; especially : to make angry. How to use inflame in a sentence.
1. to arouse or become aroused to violent emotion. 2. (tr) to increase or intensify; aggravate. 3. (Pathology) to produce inflammation in (a tissue, organ, or part) or (of a tissue, etc) to become inflamed.
Definition of 'inflame' inflame. (ɪnfleɪm ) Word forms: inflames , inflaming , inflamed. verb. If something inflames a situation or inflames people's feelings, it makes people feel even more strongly about something. [journalism] The General holds the rebels responsible for inflaming the situation. [VERB noun]
to cause very strong feelings, especially anger or excitement, in a person or in a group of people. inflame somebody/something His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country. Her defiance inflamed his jealousy yet further. The latest revelations are set to inflame public opinion still further.
INFLAME meaning: 1. to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement: 2. to make a part of the…. Learn more.
1 inflame somebody/something to cause very strong feelings, especially anger or excitement, in a person or in a group of people His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country. Her defiance inflamed his jealousy yet further. The latest revelations are set to inflame public opinion.
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. To become hot, feverish, swollen, red, sore, etc.
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to cause or increase strong emotions: These brutal attacks have inflamed passions in a peaceful country. (Definition of inflame from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of inflame. in Chinese (Traditional) 激起（憤怒、激動等情感）, 使憤怒, 使極度激動… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 激起（愤怒、激动等情感）, 使愤怒, 使极度激动… See more.
