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inflame

DEFINITIONS OF: inflame

1

v arouse or excite feelings and passions

Synonyms:
fire up, heat, ignite, stir up, wake
Types:
ferment
work up into agitation or excitement
Type of:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

v cause inflammation in

“The repetitive motion inflamed her joint”
Type of:
aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen
make worse

v become inflamed; get sore

“His throat inflamed”
Type of:
decline, worsen
grow worse

v catch fire

Synonyms:
kindle
Type of:
flare up
ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down

v cause to start burning

Synonyms:
conflagrate, enkindle, kindle
Types:
rekindle
kindle anew, as of a fire
Type of:
ignite, light
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
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