"disinflame" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: disinflames [present, singular, third-person], disinflaming [participle, present], disinflamed [participle, past], disinflamed [past]
Etymology: From dis- + inflame. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|inflame}} dis- + inflame Head templates: {{en-verb}} disinflame (third-person singular simple present disinflames, present participle disinflaming, simple past and past participle disinflamed)
  1. To divest of flame or ardour.
    Sense id: en-disinflame-en-verb-NGgwz~0b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (medicine) To reduce inflammation (in).
    Sense id: en-disinflame-en-verb-9CaB86q2 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

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