inflame

Meanings

• Verb

  Cause (a flame) to burn more brightly or intensely; kindle.

  - "The wind inflames the flames of the bonfire."
  - "The anger of the crowd inflamed the rioters."

• Verb

  Excite or arouse (a feeling or passion); intensify.

  - "The speech inflamed the audience with its passionate rhetoric."
  - "The news inflamed public opinion."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɪnˈfleɪm/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

anger , arouse , enrage , exasperate , excite , fire , incense , irritate , kindle , provoke

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with inflame
flame , ame , game , tame

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Variants

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enflame , enflamed , enflames , enflaming , inflame , inflamed , inflamer , inflamers , inflames , inflaming

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Forms

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inflamed, inflames, inflaming

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Etymology

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Old French enflammer ‘set on fire’, from en- ‘in’ + flamme ‘flame’.

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Trivia

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1. Inflame is a verb that comes from the Old French word enflammer, which means 'to set on fire'.

2. The term inflammable comes from the same root as inflame, and refers to something that is easily set on fire.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ignite: A closely related concept to inflame, ignite refers to the act of causing something to start burning.

2. Kindle: Another related concept, kindle refers to the act of causing something to burn or to feel a strong emotion.

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Culture

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Inflame has been used extensively in literature and poetry to describe the intensity of emotions and passions. It is also used figuratively to describe the intensification of a situation or conflict.

How to Memorize "inflame"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a flame being fanned and growing larger and more intense to remember the meaning of inflame.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word inflame with the image of a passionate crowd or a roaring fire to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Inflame is a name for a flame that's tame, but when it gets more air, it becomes inflamed' to help remember the meaning.

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