inflame
11inflame — in·flame in flām vb, in·flamed; in·flam·ing vt to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue) <inflame the sinuses> vi to become affected with inflammation …
12inflame — verb Inflame is used with these nouns as the object: ↑passion, ↑sentiment, ↑situation …
13inflame — in|flame [ ın fleım ] verb transitive 1. ) to make a situation worse by making people more angry or excited: These remarks have only served to inflame an already dangerous situation. 2. ) LITERARY to make someone s feelings stronger, especially… …
14inflame — to induce lustful feelings in (another) The firing is figurative: She was the sort of woman who might be trusted not by one single word or sign, by glance of the eye or touch of the hand or tone of the voice, to inflame him unworthily …
15inflame with wrath — index incense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
16inflame — inflamedness /in flay mid nis/, n. inflamer, n. inflamingly, adv. /in flaym /, v., inflamed, inflaming. v.t. 1. to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.). 2. to arouse to a high degree of passion or feeling: His harangue inflamed the rabble.… …
17inflame — Synonyms and related words: afflict, aggravate, agitate, agonize, ail, anger, animate, annoy, arouse, augment, awake, awaken, bank, bite, blow the coals, blow up, bristle, burn, burn up, call forth, call up, carmine, chafe, conflagrate, convulse …
18inflame — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. anger, excite, arouse; incite, animate, kindle; heat, blaze up; aggravate, provoke, irritate; redden, flush. See violence, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To irritate] Syn. incense, aggravate,… …
19inflame — in|flame [ınˈfleım] v [T] to make someone s feelings of anger, excitement etc much stronger ▪ The shooting inflamed ethnic tensions …
20inflame — [[t]ɪnfle͟ɪm[/t]] inflames, inflaming, inflamed VERB If something inflames a situation or inflames people s feelings, it makes people feel even more strongly about something. [JOURNALISM] [V n] The General holds the rebels responsible for… …
