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| in·flame [ in fláym ] (past and past participle in·flamed, present participle in·flam·ing, 3rd person present singular in·flames) |
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1. transitive verb provoke powerful response in somebody: to excite an intense emotion, especially anger or jealousy, in somebody
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2. transitive verb make emotion stronger: to make an emotion such as anger or jealousy become more intense
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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
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin inflammare< flamma "flame"] |
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  in·flamed adjective |
| in·flam·er noun |
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