Overview of verb inflame

The verb inflame has 5 senses

• inflame -- (cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint")


• kindle, inflame -- (catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles")


• kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame -- (cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds")


• inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up -- (arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred")


• inflame -- (become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed")

Overview of adj inflamed

The adj inflamed has 3 senses

• inflamed -- (resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened; "eyes inflamed with crying")


• ablaze, inflamed, reddened -- (lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire")


• inflamed -- (adorned with tongues of flame)