Inflame
Definition of Inflame
In`flame´ | v. t. | 1. | To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow. | | 2. | Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire. | | 3. | To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.It will inflame you; it will make you mad. - Shak. | | 4. | (Med.) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork. | | 5. | To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. | | v. i. | 1. | To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. |
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