"enflame" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɛnˈfleɪm/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ɪn-/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: enflames [present, singular, third-person], enflaming [participle, present], enflamed [participle, past], enflamed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪm Etymology: A variant of inflame; by surface analysis, en- (prefix meaning ‘in, into’) + flame. Etymology templates: {{lg|prefix}} prefix, {{surf|en|en-<pos:prefix meaning ‘in, into’>|flame|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, en- (prefix meaning ‘in, into’) + flame Head templates: {{en-verb}} enflame (third-person singular simple present enflames, present participle enflaming, simple past and past participle enflamed)
  1. Archaic spelling of inflame. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: inflame

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