inflame

[US]/ɪnˈfleɪm/
[UK]/ɪnˈfleɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

English definition:

vt. to provoke anger; to cause to burn; to cause inflammation
vi. to burn; to become inflamed; to become excited.

Phrases & Collocations

inflamed skin

inflamed joint

inflamed eyes

Example Sentences

be inflamed with anger

the torches inflame the night to the eastward.

to inflame violent feelings

her sister was inflamed with jealousy.

crimes that inflamed the entire community.

Great bonfires inflamed the night.

he remarked the man's inflamed eyelids.

He is suffering from an inflamed throat.

Her joints are severely inflamed.

high fines further inflamed public feelings.

the finger joints were inflamed with rheumatoid arthritis.

Her question seemed to inflame him all the more.

Under an unsophisticated culture, inartifical tastes, and an unpretending outside, lay a secrecy power and fire that might have inflamed the brain and kindled the veins of a hero;

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