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inflame

in·flame [ in fláym ] (past and past participle in·flamed, present participle in·flam·ing, 3rd person present singular in·flames)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb provoke powerful response in somebody: to excite an intense emotion, especially anger or jealousy, in somebody

2. transitive verb make emotion stronger: to make an emotion such as anger or jealousy become more intense

3. transitive and intransitive verb make tissue swell and turn red: to become, or make body tissue become, red and swollen, in response to injury or infection

[14th century. Via French< Latin inflammare< flamma "flame"]

in·flamed adjective
in·flam·er noun
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