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1. Cause inflammation in
   "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
    
2. Catch fire
   "The dried grass of the prairie inflamed, spreading the flames for miles";
   - kindle
    
3. Cause to start burning
   "The setting sun inflamed the sky with oranges and reds";
   - kindle, enkindle [literary], conflagrate
    
4. Arouse or excite feelings and passions
   "The refugees' fate inflamed compassion around the world";
   - stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
    
5. Become inflamed; get sore
   "His throat inflamed"

Derived forms: inflamed, inflames, inflaming

See also: stir

Type of: aggravate, arouse, decline, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, exacerbate, exasperate, fire, flare up, ignite, kindle, light, provoke, raise, worsen

Encyclopedia: Inflame