inflames

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third-person singular of inflame
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To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire
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To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow
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To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed
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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"
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catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
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{f} excite, incite, arouse, instigate; anger, enrage, irritate; redden, cause swelling in the body; light, set on fire; burst into flame; fill with passion
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To exaggerate; to enlarge upon
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To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork
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To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage
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become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed" cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" 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
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become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
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cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
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Figurative: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire
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cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
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If something inflames a situation or inflames people's feelings, it makes people feel even more strongly about something. The General holds the rebels responsible for inflaming the situation. to make someone's feelings of anger, excitement etc much stronger
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