inflame Meaning & Definition

Synonyms of Inflame

Antonyms of Inflame

Inflame in a Sentence

to inflame the eyes by overwork

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to inflame desire

His speech inflamed the mob.

inflame the imagination

insults serving only to inflame the feud

a face inflamed with passion

the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor

a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can

inflame the imagination / insults serving only to inflame the feud

Word Forms & Grammar

in·flamed

en·flamed

in·flam·ing

en·flam·ing

in·flam·er noun

enflame

enflamed

enflames

enflaming

inflame

inflamed

inflamer

inflamers

inflames

inflaming

inflame (third-person singular simple present inflames, present participle inflaming, simple past and past participle inflamed)

Words That Rhyme With Inflame

Origin of Inflame

Origin 1: Middle English enflamen, from Anglo-French enflamer, from Latin inflammare, from in- + flamma flame

Origin 2: From Middle English inflammen, enflamen, enflaumen (“to set (something) on fire; to be on fire; (figurative) to enrage (someone); to become enraged; to incite (someone) to do evil; to inspire (someone); (medicine) to cause inflammation of (a body part)”),[1] from Old French enflamer, enflammer (“to set (something) on fire, inflame; to be on fire; (figurative) to fuel (a debate, hatred, etc.)”) (modern French enflammer), from Latin inflammāre, the present active infinitive of inflammō (“to set (something) on fire, inflame; (figurative) to excite (someone)”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘into; to, towards’) + flammō (“to set (something) on fire; to be on fire; (figurative) to incite (someone)”)[2] (from flamma (“flame, fire; (figurative) passion”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-, *bʰl̥g- (“to blaze, burn; to glow, shine; bright flame, fire”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). By surface analysis, in- (prefix meaning ‘into; to, towards’) +‎ flame.

First Known Use

14th centuryt