"inflame" meaning in English

See inflame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈfleɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inflame.wav [UK] Forms: inflame [canonical], inflames [third-person, singular], inflamed [past], inflamed [past, participle], inflaming [present, participle]
Etymology: in- + flame Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|in|flame}} in- + flame Head templates: {{verb|inflam|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you inflame something, you set it on fire. Synonyms: kindle
    Sense id: simple-inflame-en-verb-pD7lpqVv
  2. If you inflame a person, you provoke them to anger or rage. Synonyms: exasperate, irritate, incense, enrage
    Sense id: simple-inflame-en-verb-76CIsCMh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with in-
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