variants
or less commonly enflame
inflamed also enflamed; inflaming also enflaming
1
a
: to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
especially
: to make angry
b
: to make more heated or violent : intensify
insults served only to inflame the feud
2
: to set on fire : kindle
3
: to cause to redden or grow hot from anger or excitement
a face inflamed with passion
4
: to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue)
1
: to burst into flame
2
: to become excited or angered
3
: to become affected with inflammation
inflamer
noun
Examples of inflame in a Sentence
His angry speech inflamed the mob.
ideas that inflame the imagination
His comments have inflamed an already tense situation.
inflaming the passions of the mob
a chemical that can inflame the skin
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Victoria Jowett, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
There may, though, be aspects which do still inflame Trump's base, which has a staunchly anti-globalization slant.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
The sea air inflames the revellers with the natural force of desire, but a deus ex machina, a comically absurd windstorm, breaks up the festivities before desires are acted on.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Well, that’s not just about visceral fat getting inflamed and leaky.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inflame
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“Inflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflame. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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inflame
verb
in·flame
in-ˈflām 
inflamed; inflaming
: to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue)
inflame the sinuses
: to become affected with inflammation
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