Inflame: meaning, definitions and examples
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inflame
[ ɪnˈfleɪm ]
to provoke
To provoke or intensify strong feelings or actions, especially anger or violence. To cause a situation to become more intense or worse. To make a physical condition worse by causing pain, swelling, or redness.
Synonyms
aggravate, irritate, provoke, worsen
Examples of usage
- He tried to inflame the crowd with his speech.
- The comments only served to inflame an already tense situation.
- The injury was inflamed and painful.
Translations
Translations of the word "inflame" in other languages:
🇵🇹 inflamar
- acender
- incendiar
🇮🇳 भड़काना
- जलाना
- उकसाना
🇩🇪 entzünden
- entflammen
- anfachen
🇮🇩 menyulut
- membakar
- menyulutkan
🇺🇦 запалювати
- розпалювати
- підпалювати
🇵🇱 rozpalić
- zapalić
- podburzać
🇯🇵 燃え上がらせる (moeagaraseru)
- 炎上させる (enjou saseru)
- 煽る (煽る)
🇫🇷 enflammer
- incendier
- allumer
🇪🇸 inflamar
- encender
- incendiar
🇹🇷 ateşlemek
- tutuşturmak
- kışkırtmak
🇰🇷 불붙이다
- 자극하다
- 선동하다
🇸🇦 يشتعل
- يشعل
- يثير
🇨🇿 zapálit
- rozžhavit
- rozvášnit
🇸🇰 zapáliť
- rozhorieť
- rozvášniť
🇨🇳 点燃 (diǎnrán)
- 燃烧 (ránshāo)
- 激起 (jīqǐ)
🇸🇮 vžgati
- vneti
- podžgati
🇮🇸 kveikja
- kynda
- æsa
🇰🇿 тұтандыру
- өртеу
- қоздыру
🇬🇪 აალება
- აანთება
- აღზევება
🇦🇿 alışdırmaq
- yandırmaq
- qızışdırmaq
🇲🇽 inflamar
- encender
- incendiar
Word origin
The word 'inflame' originated from Middle English 'enflamen', from Old French 'enflamer', from Latin 'inflammare' meaning 'to set on fire'. The figurative sense of 'to excite, to rouse' dates back to the late 14th century.
See also: enflame, flambeau, flamboyance, flamboyant, flamelet, flamer, flames, flamethrower, flaming, flammable, inflaming, inflammable, inflammation.